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taxi driver
A person whose job is to drive a taxi, transporting passengers for a fare.
父はタクシー運転手だ。
My father is a taxi driver.
タクシー運転手に道を聞いた。
I asked the taxi driver for directions.
このタクシー運転手は近道をよく知っている。
This taxi driver knows the shortcuts well.
Compound of タクシー (taxi) and 運転手 (driver).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- タクシー運転手になる: to become a taxi driver
- ベテランのタクシー運転手: a veteran taxi driver
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 運転手さん: a polite, friendly way to address any driver
- ドライバー: driver — broader loanword, also used for golf clubs and screwdrivers