cabman
Hack behind wheel
A cabman is the driver of a cab—originally a horse-drawn carriage for hire, now sometimes applied to taxi drivers.
The word belongs mostly to the 19th and early 20th centuries: The cabman pulled up to the curb and opened the door.
Modern usage favors cabbie or taxi driver.
Horse-drawn hired carriage
- broughamEnclosed horse-drawn vehicle
- growlerVessel for draft beer
- four-wheelerMotorized off-road vehicle
- landauTwo-section folding coach
gig · coachman · horse-drawn · carriage · whip · reins · livery · tophat
Vehicle for hire
destination · pickup · dropoff · passenger · journey · hail · chauffeur · conveyance
hansom
Horse-drawn hired carriage
- broughamEnclosed horse-drawn vehicle
- growlerVessel for draft beer
- four-wheelerMotorized off-road vehicle
landau · gig · coachman · horse-drawn · carriage · whip · reins · livery · tophat · frockcoat
taxi
Vehicle for hire
route · destination · pickup · dropoff · passenger · journey · hail · chauffeur · conveyance · carriage
streets
Public urban ways
boulevard · downtown · sidewalk · crosswalk · pedestrians · gridlock · metropolis · boroughs · nightlife · curbside
- transport workerstruck driver, coachman, taxi driver, stagecoach driver, train driver
- hackney