taxi-driver

See also: taxi driver and taxidriver

English

Noun

taxi-driver (plural taxi-drivers)

1. Alternative form of taxi driver.
   • 1908 March 27, The Lichfield Mercury with Which Is Incorporated “The Tamworth Mercury” & “The Sutton Coldfield Mercury.”, number 1509, page 7, column 5:

     The difficulty of snuff in its return to the drawing-room is its popularity in the street—you remember the lady who put fur capes out of fashion by clothing her coachman and footman in them. It was on a Sunday morning that an observer saw the flower-girls around the Royal Exchange accepting a pinch of snuff from the taxi-driver.

   • 2020 January 20, John Dunne, quoting Richard Monk, “Murder investigation launched as student dies after assault”, in Evening Standard, page 12:

     “We need to hear from anyone who may have dash-cam footage, including taxi-drivers who were in the area of Long Row West and Angel Row at the time, or any mobile phone footage of the incident.”

   • 2022 July 28, Robyn Vinter, “‘She’s delusional’ MP’s disdain for former school wins her few friends in Leeds”, in The Guardian, page 12, columns 4–5:

     As city centre taxi-drivers based at Leeds railway station, they had very few passengers yesterday due to the train strike and took a break in the park.