teamster

team·ster

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [teem-ster]
- /ˈtim stər/
- /ˈtiːm.stər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [teem-ster]
- /ˈtim stər/

Definitions of teamster word

noun teamster a person who drives a team or a truck for hauling, especially as an occupation. 1
noun teamster a member of the Teamsters Union. 1
noun teamster truck driver 1
countable noun teamster A teamster is a person who drives a truck. 0
noun teamster a driver of a team of horses used for haulage 0
noun teamster the driver of a lorry 0

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Origin of teamster

First appearance:

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1770-80; team + -ster

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Parts of speech for Teamster

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Teamster

teamster popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for teamster

noun teamster

carter — Angela. 1940–92, British novelist and writer; her novels include The Magic Toyshop (1967) and Nights at the Circus (1984)
charioteer — In ancient times, a charioteer was a chariot driver.
driver — a person or thing that drives.
hauler — a person who hauls.
haulier — hauler.

All 5 Synonyms of teamster