изво́зчик

uncommon #7630

nounmasculineinanimatecountable

1.
cabman, coachman, cab driverhistory
Изво́зчик останови́л лошаде́й у крыльца́.
The cabman stopped his horses at the porch.
Historical: pre-revolutionary Russia.
2.
hired cab, hackney carriagehistory
Мы взя́ли изво́зчика до вокза́ла.
We took a cab to the station.
Historical; used of the vehicle, as in 'take a cab'.
3.
private taxi driver, unlicensed cabbie
Он подраба́тывает изво́зчиком на свое́й маши́не.
He earns extra money driving people around in his own car.
Colloquial, modern.

Examples

Мой дед работал ломовым извозчиком в молодости.
My grandfather worked as a hauler when he was young.
Извозчик быстро довёз нас до вокзала
The coachman quickly took us to the station.
Ло́шадь везет, а изво́зчику - де́ньги.
The horse does the work and the coachman is tipped.
Извозчик остановил пролётку у ворот
The cab driver stopped the carriage by the gate.
Раньше по улицам ездили извозчики с лошадьми
In the past, horse-drawn carriages driven by coachmen used to travel through the streets.