cabbie

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The neo-noir psychological drama stars Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle, a lonely, insomniac Vietnam War veteran who takes a job as a night-shift cabbie in New York City.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2026

The cabbie, a hard-bitten postcommunist cynic, asks her if she’s visiting the archives “for work or fun.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

I wondered, how will the cabbie drive through this?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025

Peebles is now retired from music and works as a cabbie in Glasgow.

From BBC • May 12, 2023

The cabbie looked over, his head out of the window, sitting high at the wheel as he made a swift U-turn and came alongside.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison