taximan

[ tak-see-muh n ]
/ ˈtæk si mən /

noun, plural tax·i·men. Chiefly British.

a taxi driver.

Origin of taximan

First recorded in 1920–25; taxi + -man

Example sentences from the Web for taximan

  • There he found Sowerby, very red faced and humid, and a taximan who sat stolidly surveying the Embankment from the window.

    The Yellow Claw |Sax Rohmer
  • And I used to think the old cabbies could drive, but their job was child's play to the taximan's!

    The Thousandth Woman |Ernest W. Hornung
  • An angry snarling, suggesting that of a wild animal disturbed in its lair, proclaimed the arousing of Taximan Thomas Brian.

    The Yellow Claw |Sax Rohmer
  • He fumbled under his overcoat for loose silver, drew out a handful and paid off the taximan.

    Dope |Sax Rohmer