noun
hack
A vehicle hired to transport passengers.
A hack waits outside the station to pick up passengers.
Etymology
Hack shortens hackney, formerly used for a horse available for hire. The hire sense transferred from the horse to a carriage or other passenger vehicle.
More examples
- We hired a hack to take us across town.
- Two hacks stood outside the hotel.
- She climbed into the hack with her suitcase.
Forms
hack · hacks
Similar words
- taxi
- The usual modern term; hack is an older alternative.
- cab
- A common everyday term for a taxi, unlike older hack.