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

About 58%, more than 19 million, of all driver’s license and ID cardholders in California have a Real ID, according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times

Among these forms: driver’s license information, an affidavit that I’ve never received a domestic violence conviction, and consent for a background check.

From Slate

Chalamet, by contrast, was like a teen who’d just gotten his driver’s license, tearing around to market “Marty Supreme”—and demonstrating his grasp of social media’s influence over everything, including movie culture.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rexing said he believes the culprit impersonated a carrier by presenting a fake commercial driver’s license.

From The Wall Street Journal

The only items she had on her, authorities said, were her car keys and possibly her driver's license.

From BBC