taximan


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taximan

(ˈtæksɪmən)
n, pl -men
a male taxi driver
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tax•i•man

(ˈtæk si mən)

n., pl. -men. Chiefly Brit.
a taxi driver.
[1920–1925]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.taximan - someone who drives a taxi for a livingtaximan - someone who drives a taxi for a living
driver - the operator of a motor vehicle
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A RACIST moron has been caught after footage showing him raining down blows and abusing a black taximan shamed him across Ireland.
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La ou il va, dans chaque pays qu'il visite, il lance de grands projets et c'est bon pour l'avenir de ces pays, a dit Kevin Bossongo, un taximan gabonais.
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The winners of this contest are Tunisian students in private university "Esprit," who started from the idea of developing a so-called "Taximan" application, downloadable in Windows Store to calculate the path cost of a taxi.
The taximan fought his attackers off, but as he grappled with the three men outside the car he was punched to the ground, kicked and stamped on.
In the 22 March edition of a regular "Roving Reporter" feature in The Independent, a "taximan" responds to the reporter's offer that Confederation will bring the "baby bonus." "I don't intend to raise my family on the Canadian dole," the taximan replies; "The poor suckers that fall for that baby bonus stuff' do not see that they will pay it all back in increased taxes.