driver
∞
1.0
- noun
- /ˈdraɪvər/
:
conductor
- The bus driver greeted each passenger with a smile as they stepped onboard.
- a taxi driver
- a bus driver
- a truck driver
He was a one eye getaway driver, this guy, right?
- He was a one eye getaway driver, this guy, right?
- But you guys look where I am, the driver's seat of my car.
- And could a Red Bull truck driver be the next Vincent van Gogh?
- And I have no, I guess I charmed the driver to, to take me.
- What the Where did Pennsylvania drivers go to fill up their tanks?
- Some single mom Uber driver named Yolanda Fister.
- And I remember saying to the driver like, I feel sick.
- Not just for you, but for other drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists.
Examples
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Tell the taxi driver to just drop him off at the Hopkins cottage.
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Have you ever been behind a slow or swerving driver who was using their cell phone?
Academic text (2013) -
I have my own driver waiting.
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You might be interested to know, the cab driver just proposed to me.
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Let me introduce you to our famous driver first, Mr Ben Wilson.
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Children are taught to raise their hands to let drivers know that they are crossing.
Academic text (2012) -
As soon as the driver realized what was going on, he jumped out.
Academic text (2017) -
I'm a Uber driver and I have a van.
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When all was ready, the pilot signaled the truck driver to move slowly forward.
Academic text (1999) -
He was run down in the street by a hit-and-run driver.
Synonyms
69
3.4
A person who drives a truck to carry goods over long distances
67
1.2
A person who moves goods long distances in a large truck
66
1.0
A person who takes people around by bus
64
2.1
A person who drives a car
62
5.9
A person who is paid to drive someone in a private car
42
1.0
A person who drives people in a taxi for money
29
3.7
A person who drives a taxi
16
3.4
A person chosen not to drink so they can drive others home safely
9
6.6
A person who drives a truck for a living, often a member of a drivers union
7
1.0
A person who drives a taxi and takes people to where they want to go
3
8.1
A person who drives a tram or streetcar
2
5.5
A man who drives a bus as his job
2
2.8
A person who drives cars in races at high speed
2
6.8
The main person who drives a car or boat for other people
1
9.1
A person who drives a cart pulled by horses to carry goods
1
7.3
A person who drives slowly and too carefully, annoying other drivers
1
2.7
A person who drives a car, especially in races at high speed
1
5.5
A person who drives a taxi or hired car and gets paid
1
9.4
A person who drives a truck for a living, usually in Australia or the UK
1
4.1
A person who drives new cars to see how they work
1
2.5
A person who drives a boat that carries people or cars across water
A person who drives a vehicle in a parade or formal event
A person who has a vehicle and uses it themselves for work or travel
A person who drives a taxi as a job
A person who takes people somewhere in a taxi for money
A person who drives a truck for work
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
3.9
A small program that lets a computer use hardware like a printer or keyboard
- Specialized
1
6.8
A heavy machine that drives long posts into the ground for building foundations
- South African
1
9.1
A large tropical ant that moves in long lines and hunts other insects
- Specialized
1
4.2
A computer program that helps the operating system talk to the screen or graphics card
- Archaic
An old-fashioned name for a person who writes for a living, often doing simple forms
- US
A brown wading bird like a small heron that lives in reeds and makes a loud booming call
How Skilled
1
2.7
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Driver comes from the verb drive, which means 'to move or force something forward'. So a driver is simply 'one who drives' a car, truck, or bus — someone who controls and moves the vehicle.