taximan

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English

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Etymology

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From taxi +‎ man.

Noun

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taximan (plural taximen)

  1. A male taxi driver.
    • 1950 May, Patrick B. Whitehouse, “A Northern Ireland Miscellany, 1949”, in Railway Magazine, page 342:
      As I very much wanted to travel on the line, it unfortunately was necessary to add considerably to the finances of a very genial Irish taximan, who thought me quite mad when I directed him to the station at Ballycastle, as this could only take me back once again to Ballymoney.

French

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Etymology

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From taxi +‎ -man.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tak.si.man/
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Noun

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taximan m (plural taximans, feminine taxiwoman)

  1. (Belgium, Switzerland, Africa) (male) taxi driver