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hackman

American  
[hak-muhn, -man] / ˈhæk mən, -ˌmæn /

noun

plural

hackmen
  1. the driver of a hack or taxi.


Hackman British  
/ ˈhækmən /

noun

  1. Gene. born 1930, US film actor; his films include The French Connection (1971), Mississippi Burning (1988), Absolute Power (1997), and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

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Etymology

Origin of hackman

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; hack 2 + man

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Performances on the night included the K-Pop Demon Hunters trio singing Golden, while Jessie Ware sang a moving rendition of Barbra Streisand's The Way We Were to accompany the In Memoriam segment, which paid tribute to those we have lost from the creative arts this year including Catherine O'Hara, Rob Reiner, Gene Hackman, Brigitte Bardot and Robert Redford.

From BBC

Like his friend from the 1950s Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall had to wait for the culture to come around to men who had his ordinary-guy looks, and that wasn’t until he was entering middle age.

From The Wall Street Journal

The pair were friends with Gene Hackman as all three worked their way up in showbiz.

From Barron's

The two also palled around with Gene Hackman and James Caan.

From Los Angeles Times

His classmates included Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman, who both became lifelong friends.

From BBC