cabby

/'kæbi/
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cabby

A cabby waits for passengers outside the train station.

Definition

Noun: - A person whose occupation is driving a taxi for a living; a taxi driver.

Usage

The word "cabby" is an informal, friendly term for a taxi driver. It is commonly used in everyday conversation and in informal writing.

Examples
  • I asked the cabby to take me to the airport.
  • The friendly cabby knew all the shortcuts through the city.
  • He worked as a cabby for over twenty years.
Advanced Usage
  • "Cabby" as a form of address: The term can be used informally to directly address a taxi driver.
    • "Hey, cabby, can you turn up the heat, please?"
Variants and Related Words
  • Cab (n): Short for "taxicab"; the vehicle itself.
    • I hailed a cab on the street.
  • Cabdriver (n): A more formal, compound variant meaning the same as "cabby".
    • The cabdriver was very knowledgeable about local history.
Synonyms
  • Taxi driver: The standard, more formal term.
  • Cabbie: An alternative, equally informal spelling.
  • Hack / Hackie (n, informal, chiefly US): Slang terms for a taxi driver.
Related Phrases/Idioms

(No common idioms or phrasal verbs are centrally formed with the word "cabby" itself.)

cabby

A cabby waits for passengers outside the train station.

Noun
  1. someone who drives a taxi for a living

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