cabmen
Hired carriage operators
Cabmen is the plural of cabman, a driver of a cab—originally a horse-drawn carriage for hire, now typically a taxi.
The term sounds old-fashioned; taxi driver or cabbie is more common today.
The cabmen gathered at the station, waiting for the evening trains.
Vehicle for hire
- meterDevice that measures usage
- medallionLarge decorative disk pendant
- dispatchSend with speed
- hackneyCarriage horse breed
hail · fare · pickup · dropoff · chauffeur · minicab · jitney · rickshaw
Carriage horse breed
- broughamEnclosed horse-drawn vehicle
- landauTwo-section folding coach
- phaetonLight open horse carriage
- baroucheHorse-drawn hooded carriage
coachman · horse-drawn · harness · reins · whip · buggy · four-wheeler · growler
River-smoothed paving stone
- gaslightDistort someone's reality
- frock-coatFitted knee-length coat
- lanternsEnclosed portable light sources
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
Dickensian · London · cloaks · rainy · gentleman · shilling · overcoat · cape
Transport payment
- tipsExtras for servers
- earningsMoney gained from work
- wagesPayment for work
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
weather-beaten · regulars · routes · knowledge · shelter · waiting · income · employment
Public urban ways
- avenuesWide urban streets
- boulevardsBroad, tree-lined streets
- trafficMovement along routes
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
downtown · passenger · route · destination · commute · city · metropolis · pedestrians
taxi
Vehicle for hire
hackney · hail · fare · pickup · dropoff · chauffeur · minicab · jitney · rickshaw · tuk-tuk
hackney
Carriage horse breed
barouche · coachman · horse-drawn · harness · reins · whip · buggy · four-wheeler · growler · curricle
cobblestone
River-smoothed paving stone
- gaslightDistort someone's reality
- frock-coatFitted knee-length coat
- lanternsEnclosed portable light sources
fog · Dickensian · London · cloaks · rainy · gentleman · shilling · overcoat · cape · fogbound
fare
Transport payment
badge · weather-beaten · regulars · routes · knowledge · shelter · waiting · income · employment · profession
streets
Public urban ways
- avenuesWide urban streets
- boulevardsBroad, tree-lined streets
- trafficMovement along routes
congestion · downtown · passenger · route · destination · commute · city · metropolis · pedestrians · crossroads
cabmenpassengers
Transported travelers
fares · riders · customers · pedestrians · patrons