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driver

driver

20 5.8
A golf club with a large head used to hit the ball far from the tee
  • noun
  • /ˈdraɪvər/
translation icon : madera
  • A baseball player wields a bat, a quarterback throws a football, and a golfer swings a driver.

So when we play golf, when I hit my driver, it goes Dink.

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Examples

  • I'm hitting it as long as my current driver, the TaylorMade SuperFast 2.0.

    Blog text (7)
  • I prefer a titanium driver, Mr. Walden.

  • So, I had them close the face on the driver by a degree and a half.

  • When it's closer, take the driver.

  • So when we play golf, when I hit my driver, it goes Dink.

  • Why does someone hit a 12-degree driver further than a 10-degree? Have a think about it, buddy.

    Blog text (32)
  • Borya put down his driver and proudly led Arkady to the buffet.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • This young man hasn't played as much golf as your average doctor, but with his trusty putter, Calamity Jane, and his driver, Jeannie Deans, he' s quickly becoming the greatest to ever play the game.

  • Before taking my tee shot, I always make sure to use my driver for the best distance.

  • A well-struck driver can make a significant difference in your golf game.

Synonyms

club
vsdriver
129 1.6

A long stick with a flat end used to hit a golf ball

is the specific long stick with a large rounded head for long tee shots
wood
vsdriver
  • Jargon
46 6.8

A long golf club used to hit the ball far

is the specific large rounded head club used for the longest tee shots
golf club
vsdriver
34 1.9

A long stick with a special head for hitting a golf ball

is the particular long club with a large rounded head used from the tee
driving iron
vsdriver
  • Jargon
1 8.2

A long golf club with an almost straight face used to hit the ball far from the tee or fairway

is a rounded large head club used from the tee rather than a vertical face club
number one wood
vsdriver
  • Jargon
7.7

A long golf club that you use to hit the ball far from the tee

is the same club described by its large rounded head used from the tee
metal wood
vsdriver
4.2

A golf club with a metal head used for long shots

is described by its large rounded head rather than by metal construction
woodie
vsdriver
  • Archaic
8.0

A golf club with a wooden head used for long shots

is the modern large rounded head club that largely replaced the older wooden design

Compounds

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

42 1.0

A person who drives people in a taxi for money

A person chosen not to drink so they can drive others home safely

slave driver
  • Offensive
5 7.5

A person who makes other people work very hard in a harsh, unfair way

2 2.8

A person who drives cars in races at high speed

device driver
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A small program that lets a computer use hardware like a printer or keyboard

backseat driver
  • Offensive
1 4.4

A person who gives unwanted advice to the driver

pile driver
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A heavy machine that drives long posts into the ground for building foundations

Sunday driver
  • Offensive
1 7.3

A person who drives slowly and too carefully, annoying other drivers

1 4.2

A soldier who controls a military tank

slave-driver
  • Offensive
1 7.5

A person who forces others to work very hard and treats them badly

driver ant
  • South African
1 9.1

A large tropical ant that moves in long lines and hunts other insects

1 3.3

A person who controls a train's engine

A person who drives a car, especially in races at high speed

back-seat driver
  • Offensive
1 5.3

A person who gives unwanted advice while someone else does a task

1 2.5

A person who drives a boat that carries people or cars across water

1 5.5

A person who drives a taxi or hired car and gets paid

graphics driver
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A computer program that helps the operating system talk to the screen or graphics card

test driver
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A person who drives new cars to see how they work

A person who leads mules to carry goods

ghost driver
  • Specialized
8.9

A person or system that controls a car when no one can be seen inside

hack-driver
  • Archaic
9.2

A person who drives a taxi for a living

hack driver
  • Archaic
7.4

A person who takes people somewhere in a taxi for money

quill-driver
  • Archaic
9.9

An old-fashioned name for a person who writes for a living, often doing simple forms

4.1

A person who has a vehicle and uses it themselves for work or travel

test driver
  • Specialized
4.2

A program that runs tests and records results for another system

9.9

A brown wading bird like a small heron that lives in reeds and makes a loud booming call

How Far

driver
20 5.8
iron
52 4.8
putter
12 4.1

Surface Forms

driver singular
drivers plural

Morphology

driver = drive (semi-transparent) = drive + er

Instrumental naming from the verb 'drive' is a specialized golf term; learners who know 'drive' may infer the instrument sense but it is domain-specific.

Etymology

Driver for the golf club gets its name from the verb drive, meaning 'to hit or send forward with power'. The driver is the club used to send the ball a long way from the tee.