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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.


Etymology

Origin of driver's license

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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I can’t even forward his mail to my address without his signature and driver’s license.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

The source said, however, the analysis could also incorporate additional records, such as driver’s license signatures.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

The bill replaced signature matching with stricter forms of verification, such as requiring mail-in voters to provide their driver’s license number or copies of licenses.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

He arrived without a driver’s license, according to Christopher Simon Sykes’s biography of the artist, and barely passed the test after a skimpy tutorial on a friend’s pickup truck.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

"I'm sorry, sir," he said, "but do you have some verification of your age? Your driver's license, perhaps?"

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

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