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driver

noun US /ˈdraɪvər/

the operator of a motor vehicle

How often you will meet it

Rank 2,892 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 45,652 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.

What it means

noun

  1. the operator of a motor vehicle
  2. someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle
  3. a golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver
  4. (computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device also: device driver
  5. a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee also: number one wood

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

driver in real books

Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.

  • And will you look at that driver!

    The Mystery of Carlitos · Helen Randolph · Chapter 1

  • We were strangers; the driver knew it.

    From Plotzk to Boston · Mary Antin · Chapter 1

  • The driver showed discipline, and concealed his emotions.

    Somehow Good · William De Morgan · Chapter 1

  • She held up her hand to a ’bus driver.

    The Honey-Pot · Countess (Hélène) Barcynska · Chapter 1

  • This afternoon he was drawing a newly purchased two-seated sleigh with Tory Drew as driver.

    The Girl Scouts of the Round Table · Margaret Vandercook · Chapter 1

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