taxicab C2+ Topic:Transportation US /ˈtæksiˌkæb/ UK /ˈtæksiˌkæb/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a car licensed to carry passengers for a fare; a taxi She hailed a taxicab outside the station in the pouring rain. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a car licensed to carry... taxicabhackcabriolet Word family Related forms taxitaximetercab Etymology AI details A blend of taximeter (from French taximètre, 'fare-measuring device') and cab (short for cabriolet). Coined in the early 20th century for metered hire vehicles. taxe Middle English cabriolet French View etymology graph -> Topics Transportation External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # taxicab **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtæksiˌkæb/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtæksiˌkæb/ ## Meanings 1. a car licensed to carry passengers for a fare; a taxi ## Examples - She hailed a taxicab outside the station in the pouring rain. ## Synonyms - taxi - cab - hack - cabriolet ## Related Forms - taxi - taximeter - cab ## Roots and Affixes - Root: taxe - Root: cabriolet ## Etymology A blend of taximeter (from French taximètre, 'fare-measuring device') and cab (short for cabriolet). Coined in the early 20th century for metered hire vehicles. ## AI Etymology Taxicab is a blend of taximeter (from French taximètre, 'fare-measuring device') and cab (short for cabriolet). Coined in the early 20th century for metered hire vehicles. The form is explicitly a blend, so its history depends on the joining of two already meaningful elements. As a noun, it denotes "a car licensed to carry passengers for a fare; a taxi", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include French taxe and French cabriolet. Related words include taxi, taximeter, cab. ## Topics - Transportation markdown