driver's license

American  

noun

1. a permit, as one issued by a state's motor vehicle bureau, that allows the holder to drive a motor vehicle on public roads.

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Etymology

Origin of driver's license

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

This presents a potential challenge for trans Kansans who might have otherwise used their birth certificates as one of the two pieces of identification required to replace a driver’s license.

From Slate

One official said, “You guys should look up and learn how to obtain a commercial driver’s license.”

From Slate

I remember getting my driver’s license, and that was what was playing on my iPod.

From Los Angeles Times

She even got a driver’s license.

From The Wall Street Journal

Away from competition, she got her driver's license, enjoyed holidays, went to concerts and experienced something she had not before -- a normal teenager's life.

From Barron's