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driver

driver

15 4.6
A golfer who hits the ball far from the tee
  • noun
  • /ˈdraɪvər/
translation icon : jugador de golf

Examples

  • It's different for many of the drivers of our school buses.

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  • Strategic vertical integration deals continue to be a key driver of M&A activity.

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  • Racecar driver.

  • So like, take golf clubs, it's a great example because you got drivers, irons or wedges and putters.

  • Kyle Busch sat on the pole for the race while fifteen first-time drivers took to Miami-Homestead Speedway.

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  • At the golf tournament, he used his driver to make a long-distance shot off the tee.

  • The professional golfer always chooses his driver for the first shot on a par five hole.

  • Using a proper driver can greatly improve your chances of hitting the ball far down the fairway.

Synonyms

golfer
vsdriver
98 1.0

A person who plays golf for fun or as a job

refers specifically to someone who uses a long club for the opening shot
golf player
vsdriver
1 1.0

A person who plays golf for fun or as a job

refers specifically to someone who uses a long club for the opening shot

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
15 4.6
wood
  • Jargon
46 6.8
long iron
  • Specialized
1 6.3
five iron
  • Specialized
1 5.3
short iron
  • Jargon
1 7.2
wedge
  • Specialized
12 5.7

Surface Forms

driver singular
drivers plural

Morphology

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

Metonymic agent naming from the action/instrument 'drive'/'driver' (club); learners who know the verb and the club may infer this person-sense, but it is indirect.

Etymology

Driver can also mean a golfer who is good at long tee shots, because the word comes from drive meaning 'to send forward'. So a driver is someone known for driving the ball far.