driver

[ drahy-ver ]

/ ˈdraɪ vər /

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noun

a person or thing that drives.

a person who drives a vehicle; coachman, chauffeur, etc.

a person who drives an animal or animals, as a drover or cowboy.

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.

Machinery.

a part that transmits force or motion.
the member of a pair of connected pulleys, gears, etc., that is nearer to the power source.

Computers. software or hardware that controls the interface between a computer and a peripheral device.

Railroads. driving wheel(def 2).

British. a locomotive engineer.

Audio.

the part of a loudspeaker that transforms the electrical signal into sound.
the entire loudspeaker.

Nautical.

a jib-headed spanker sail.
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).

Origin of driver

First recorded in 1350–1400, driver is from the Middle English word drivere. See drive, -er¹

OTHER WORDS FROM driver

driv·er·less, adjective non·driv·er, noun

Words nearby driver

drive-up, driveaway, drivel, driveline, driven, driver, driver ant, driver ed, driver education, driver's license, driver's seat

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Thankfully there were no casualties—the driver managed to stop the train immediately.

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He also was working to recruit Castro as a driver for a drug load.

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So I asked the driver to honk the horn, which he does, and Rod looks over.

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We drove back down the hill, and the driver let me out near the Prado.

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So I send a note out to his house with Tony, his driver, who promises he'll put it directly into Hitch's hand.

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The driver shook his head and pointed forward with his whip.

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The driver had used his last spare, so there was nothing to do but keep going on the rim.

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On the box the driver glistened with smart buttons and silver braid.

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No driver, unless fortified by several glasses, will drive you that way after dark.

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The driver had been disappointed; he had expected more of her.

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British Dictionary definitions for driver

driver

/ (ˈdraɪvə) /

noun

a person who drives a vehicle

in the driver's seat in a position of control

a person who drives animals

a mechanical component that exerts a force on another to produce motion

golf a club, a No. 1 wood, with a large head and deep face for tee shots

electronics a circuit whose output provides the input of another circuit

computing a computer program that controls a device

something that creates and fuels activity, or gives force or impetus

Derived forms of driver

driverless, adjective

Idioms and Phrases with driver

driver

see backseat driver; in the driver's seat.

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