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Cabman vs Carman - What's the difference?

cabman | carman |

As nouns the difference between cabman and carman

is that cabman is the driver of a hackney cab while carman is (obsolete) a person who transported goods, usually with a horse and cart.

cabman

English

Noun

(cabmen)
  • The driver of a hackney cab.
  • * 1897 , (Bram Stoker), (Dracula) Chapter 22
    • At length we saw a four-wheeler drive up. Out of it, in leisurely fashion, got Lord Godalming and Morris. And down from the box descended a thick-set working man with his rush-woven basket of tools. Morris paid the cabman , who touched his hat and drove away.
  • The driver of a taxi.

    • Synonyms

    * cabdriver

    carman

    English

    Alternative forms

    * car man

    Noun

    (carmen)
  • (obsolete) A person who transported goods, usually with a horse and cart

    • Related terms

    * car