hackman

hack·man

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hak-muh n, -man]
- /ˈhæk mən, -ˌmæn/
- /ˈhæk.ˌmæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hak-muh n, -man]
- /ˈhæk mən, -ˌmæn/

Definitions of hackman word

noun plural hackman the driver of a hack or taxi. 1
noun hackman The driver of a hack. 1
noun hackman a taxi driver 0
noun hackman Gene. born 1930, US film actor; his films include The French Connection (1971), Mississippi Burning (1988), Absolute Power (1997), and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) 0
noun hackman the driver of a hack or carriage for hire 0

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Origin of hackman

First appearance:

before 1790

One of the 43% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1790-1800; hack2 + man1

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Parts of speech for Hackman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hackman

hackman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for hackman

noun hackman

hack — to place (something) on a hack, as for drying or feeding.
cabbie — A cabbie is a person who drives a taxi.
cabby — a cabdriver.
cabman — the driver of a cab

All 4 Synonyms of hackman