busman

Public transit driver

A busman is a bus driver or conductor.

The word appears almost exclusively in the phrase busman's holiday, meaning time off spent doing the same thing you do at work—like a bus driver taking a recreational drive.

driver

steering

Controlling direction of movement

shift · license · navigation · farebox · intercom · schedule · uniform · depot · mirror · brakes

transit

commute

Regular work travel

terminal · charter · shuttle · express · passengers · transfer · coach · dispatcher · transit · ticketing

routine

daily grind

Wearisome regular routine

schedule · pattern · cycle · regularity · shift work · rote · occupational · workday · same old · creature of habit

urban

downtown

Central business district

congestion · metro · pedestrians · taxi · intersection · crosswalk · transit hub · park and ride · kerbside

Opposites
vehicle operator type

busmancabbie

Professional taxi operator

taxi driver · cab driver · chauffeur · train driver · airline pilot

employment role

busmanpassenger

Traveler, not operator

commuter · rider · customer · fare · pedestrian

Phrases
Family

busman's holiday, busmen

Familiarity
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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G