cabwoman

English

Etymology

From cab +‎ woman.

Noun

cabwoman (plural cabwomen)

1. A female driver of a hackney cab or taxi.
   • 1914, E. V. Lucas, A Wanderer in Venice:

     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.

   • 2014, Edith Pearlman, Honeydew:

     A stocky cabwoman removed a large wheeled suitcase.