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driver

noun

Simple meaning

A person who controls a car, bus, truck or other vehicle.

Pronunciation

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dryver

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈdɹaɪvɚ

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. Someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle

  2. A person who drives a motorized vehicle such as a car, truck, bus, train, forklift, etc.

  3. One who drives something.

  4. A person who drives livestock: a drover.

  5. A factor contributing to something; a cause.

  6. A neighbourhood in the city of Suffolk, Virginia, United States.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle

Used this way, driver is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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  • “The bus driver greeted everyone cheerfully this morning.”noun

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Drives

truck driverbus driver

Other combinations

taxi driverdevice drivercab driverprinter drivercar drivercost driver

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • driveverbBase word

    Operate or control a vehicle.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • driver antnounCompound term

    Tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects.

  • designated drivernounCompound term

    The member of a party who is designated to refrain from alcohol and so is sober when it is time to drive home.

  • device drivernounCompound term

    A program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device.

  • engine drivernounCompound term

    The operator of a railway locomotive.

  • hack-drivernounCompound term

    Someone who drives a taxi for a living.

  • livery drivernounCompound term

    Someone who drives a taxi for a living.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • drivingnounRelated term

    Hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver.

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