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driver

driv·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [drahy-ver]
    • /ˈdraɪ vər/
    • /ˈdraɪvə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [drahy-ver]
    • /ˈdraɪ vər/

Definitions of driver word

  • noun driver a person or thing that drives. 1
  • noun driver a person who drives a vehicle; coachman, chauffeur, etc. 1
  • noun driver a person who drives an animal or animals, as a drover or cowboy. 1
  • noun driver 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. 1
  • noun driver 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. 1
  • noun driver Computers. software or hardware that controls the interface between a computer and a peripheral device. 1

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Origin of driver

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, driver is from the Middle English word drivere. See drive, -er1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Driver

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

driver popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

driver usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for driver

noun driver

  • operator — a person who operates a machine, apparatus, or the like: a telegraph operator.
  • jockey — a person who rides horses professionally in races.
  • motorist — a person who drives or travels in a privately owned automobile.
  • trainer — a person or thing that trains.
  • whip — to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.

Antonyms for driver

noun driver

  • passenger — a person who is traveling in an automobile, bus, train, airplane, or other conveyance, especially one who is not the driver, pilot, or the like.

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