Cabby (noun)

1. A taxi driver.
2. A horse-drawn cab driver.

Origin:

Late 18th century: from cab + -by, on the pattern of jockey.

Examples:

1. He hailed a cabby and told him where to go.
2. The cabby drove the carriage at a brisk trot.
3. I had to argue with the cabby to use the meter.
4. Cabbies are often the unsung heroes of the city.
5. The cabby was an old man who had been driving cabs for more than 40 years.