driver's license

noun

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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Origin of driver's license

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby driver's license

driven, driver, driver ant, driver ed, driver education, driver's license, driver's seat, driverless, drivetrain, driveway, driving
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