English
hackneyman
From hackney + -man.
Formed from hackney + -man
Old English *Hacan īeġ ‘Haca's Island’
Middle English hakeney ‘a breed of small horse for riding upon’
English hackney
Today it means
noun A man who hires out hackney carriages.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hackneyman