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driver

[ drahy-ver ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that drives.
  2. a person who drives a vehicle; coachman, chauffeur, etc.
  3. a person who drives an animal or animals, as a drover or cowboy.
  4. Also called number one wood. Golf. a club with a wooden head whose face has almost no slope, for hitting long, low drives from the tee.
  5. Machinery.
    1. a part that transmits force or motion.
    2. the member of a pair of connected pulleys, gears, etc., that is nearer to the power source.
  6. Computers. software or hardware that controls the interface between a computer and a peripheral device.
  7. British. a locomotive engineer.
  8. Audio.
    1. the part of a loudspeaker that transforms the electrical signal into sound.
    2. the entire loudspeaker.
  9. Nautical.
    1. a jib-headed spanker sail.
    2. a designation given to one of the masts abaft the mizzen on a sailing vessel having more than three masts, either the fifth or sixth from forward. Compare pusher ( def 4 ), spanker ( def 1b ).


driver

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. a person who drives a vehicle
  2. in the driver's seat
    in a position of control
  3. a person who drives animals
  4. a mechanical component that exerts a force on another to produce motion
  5. golf a club, a No. 1 wood, with a large head and deep face for tee shots
  6. electronics a circuit whose output provides the input of another circuit
  7. computing a computer program that controls a device
  8. something that creates and fuels activity, or gives force or impetus
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·· adjective
  • ԴDz·· noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of driver1

First recorded in 1350–1400, driver is from the Middle English word drivere. See drive, -er 1
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Idioms and Phrases

see backseat driver ; in the driver's seat .
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Other deaths have included a man and his teenaged daughter in Tennessee and a 68-year-old man in Missouri who reportedly stopped to help a stranded driver.

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The second fire on Saturday prevented some drivers from finishing their soft tyre qualifying simulation runs.

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A car park operator that demanded £11,390 in parking charges from a driver has lost a court case and been ordered to pay thousands in costs.

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Key drivers of Los Angeles’ economy — trade and logistics — will be hard hit by the tariffs announced by the Trump administration, economists say.

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The light turned red, and drivers started laying on their horns attempting to warn other drivers of the man stuck in the middle of the road.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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