taxi driver
Metered fare operator
A taxi driver is a person who drives a taxi—a car that transports paying passengers to their destinations.
The job requires navigating city streets, dealing with traffic, and interacting with a constant stream of strangers.
The taxi driver knew every shortcut in Manhattan.
In casual speech, often shortened to cabbie or cab driver.
Professional taxi operator
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- shiftMovement or work period
- dispatcherOne who allocates resources
- fleetVehicles under unified command
logbook · permit · radio · veteran · regular · part-time · self-employed · gig
Traveler, not operator
- destinationIntended arrival point
- tripPlanned travel somewhere
- meterDevice that measures usage
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
fare · tip · gratuity · receipt · cash · credit · surcharge · flat-rate
Vehicle for hire
Path from A to B
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- trafficMovement along routes
directions · street · landmark · turn-by-turn · wayfinding · backstreet · avenue · boulevard
Large populated area
- nightshiftOvernight work schedule
- downtownCentral business district
- streetsPublic urban ways
- honkingMaking horn sounds
neon · rank · queue · metro · rickshaw · tuk-tuk · jeepney · livery
Exchange of spoken ideas
- small-talkLight, casual conversation
- directionsGuidance for reaching somewhere
- recommendationAdvised course of action
- storiesAccounts or building levels
silence · radio · language · patience · complaint · rating · review · rapport
cabbie
Professional taxi operator
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- shiftMovement or work period
- dispatcherOne who allocates resources
fleet · logbook · permit · radio · veteran · regular · part-time · self-employed · gig · hustle
passenger
Traveler, not operator
- destinationIntended arrival point
- tripPlanned travel somewhere
- meterDevice that measures usage
payment · fare · tip · gratuity · receipt · cash · credit · surcharge · flat-rate · pickup
cab
Vehicle for hire
route
Path from A to B
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
traffic · directions · street · landmark · turn-by-turn · wayfinding · backstreet · avenue · boulevard · intersection
city
Large populated area
- nightshiftOvernight work schedule
- downtownCentral business district
- streetsPublic urban ways
honking · neon · rank · queue · metro · rickshaw · tuk-tuk · jeepney · livery · hackney
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
- small-talkLight, casual conversation
- directionsGuidance for reaching somewhere
- recommendationAdvised course of action
stories · silence · radio · language · patience · complaint · rating · review · rapport
- jobsdoctor, administrator, lawyer, teacher, nurse
- taxi industrycabbies, cabbie, fares, dispatcher, passengers
- transport workerscoachman, pilot, chauffeur, cabman, ferry operator
- vehicle driverschauffeur
- driverstrucker, chauffeur, long haul trucker, car transporter, expediter
- mobile workerstrucker, traveling salesman, traveling nurse, courier, field technician
taxi driverbus driver
One who steers passengers
subway operator · train conductor · airline pilot · ferry captain · tram driver
drive, driven, driver, taxi, driving, drivers, taxicab, taxied, taxis