Definition
One who hackney; a person who hires out hackney horses or drives a hack (an older or less common term).
Etymology
From 'hackney' (to hire out a horse) + '-er' (agent suffix). This occupational term paralleled 'hackman' but was less commonly used in English.
Kelly Says
This is basically an alternative name for a taxi driver or horse-for-hire operator from the 18th-19th centuries, showing how English had multiple words competing for the same job.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ፈረስ አመራ
fe-res a-me-ra
ARالعربية
سائق عربيات
sayiq 'arabiyat
BNবাংলা
গাড়িচালক
ga-ri-cha-lok
CSČeština
kočmář
ko-ch-ma-ř
DADansk
kalesvognsmand
ka-les-vogs-mand
DEDeutsch
Fiaker
fee-ah-ker
FAفارسی
راننده اسب
ran-na-nde asb
FISuomi
hevoskärrynkuljettaja
he-vos-kar-ryn-kul-je-ta-ja
GUGU
ગાડી ચાલક
ga-di cha-lak
HAHA
ma'aikatan gado
ma-ai-ka-tan ga-do
HEעברית
נהג סוסים
na-hag so-sim
HIहिन्दी
घोड़ेवाला
ghor-de-va-la
HUMagyar
kocsmamester
kocs-ma-mes-ter
IDBahasa Indonesia
kusir
koo-seer
IGIG
ọkọ-ọkpọ
oh-koh-oh-kpọ
ITItaliano
carrettiere
kar-ret-tee-reh-reh
KMKM
អ្នកដឹកជញ្ជូន
anhk-dek-chi-choun
MRMR
घोडेचालक
ghor-de-cha-lak
MSBahasa Melayu
penunggang kuda
pen-ung-gang ku-da
MYမြန်မာ
ဆင်းတန်း
shin-ta-na
NLNederlands
koetsman
koets-man
NONorsk
kalesjofør
ka-le-sho-for
PAPA
ਘੋੜਾ ਡਰਾਈ
ghor-a drai
PLPolski
dorożkarz
do-rozh-karz
RORomână
sofer de trăsura
so-fer de tră-su-ra
RUРусский
trăgător
tra-go-tor
SVSvenska
hackman
hak-man
SWKiswahili
mwalimu wa farasi
mwa-li-mu wa fa-ra-si
TEతెలుగు
బండి దారు
ban-di da-ru
THไทย
คนขับรถม้า
kon khwa rot ma
TRTürkçe
taksi şoförü
tak-see sho-fer-oo
UKУкраїнська
кізівник
ki-ziv-nik
URاردو
گھوڑا والا
goo-hora wa-la
VITiếng Việt
người lái xe ngựa
nguoi lai xe ngua
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-li