cab-tout
Definition
- Noun: A person whose job is to solicit passengers for taxicabs, often by calling out or touting for business, and sometimes assisting with luggage.
Usage Examples
- (A person who calls out to people to get them into taxis.)
- (People who aggressively seek customers for taxis.)
Advanced Usage
- "to work as a cab-tout": to be employed in the role of soliciting taxi customers.
- He worked as a cab-tout near the train station, earning a small commission for each passenger he directed to a taxi. (His job was to find passengers for taxis.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cab-runner (n): an alternative term with the same meaning, referring to someone who runs to fetch taxis or assist passengers.
- The cab-runner helped the elderly woman into the taxi and loaded her bags. (A person who assists taxi passengers.)
Synonyms
- Hackney tout: a person who solicits for horse-drawn carriages or taxis.
- Taxi tout: a person who aggressively seeks customers for taxicabs.
Related Idioms
- No direct idioms: The term "cab-tout" is a specific occupational term and does not appear in common idiomatic expressions.