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cabwoman

cabwoman noun: a female driver of a hackney cab or taxi.

Noun

cabwoman (plural cabwomen)

  1. A female driver of a hackney cab or taxi.
    • The station being reached at last—for even in Italy journeys end—I rejected the offers of two cabmen, one cabwoman, and one bus driver, and walked.1914, E. V. Lucas, A Wanderer in Venice
    • A stocky cabwoman removed a large wheeled suitcase.2014, Edith Pearlman, Honeydew

Forms of cabwoman

pluralcabwomen

Origin of cabwoman

From cab + woman.

Questions about cabwoman

What does cabwoman mean?
Cabwoman means a female driver of a hackney cab or taxi.
What part of speech is cabwoman?
Cabwoman is a noun.
What is the plural of cabwoman?
The plural of cabwoman is cabwomen.

Words near cabwoman in the dictionary

  1. Caburo
  2. Cabusao
  3. Cabusay
  4. Cabusligan
  5. Cabuyao
  6. cabwoman
  7. cabwomen
  8. Cabécar
  9. Cabécars
  10. cabécou
  11. cac

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