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

During the pandemic, Montoya used a workers’ compensation settlement from a prior work injury to take time off and study for his commercial driver’s license.

From The Wall Street Journal

At least 46 states operate nondomiciled driver’s license programs, which allows immigrants who are authorized to work in the country to drive commercial vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times

Two weeks ago, an Alameda County Superior Court judge issued a ruling in the civil class-action lawsuit, ordering California’s DMV to allow nondomiciled commercial driver’s license holders who faced a cancellation of their licenses to reapply.

From Los Angeles Times

The man said he has applied for a Class C license but in doing so he had to forfeit his expired driver licenses and will have to wait weeks for a driver’s license, making it almost impossible for him to find work.

From Los Angeles Times

I still don’t have my driver’s license.

From The Wall Street Journal