Sunday driver

noun

a person who drives a car inexpertly, especially slowly or overcautiously, in the manner of one who drives infrequently.

Origin of Sunday driver

First recorded in 1915–20

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Related Words for sunday driver

dilettante, tenderfoot, ham, beginner, novice, layperson, recruit, neophyte, hopeful, aspirant, learner, abecedarian, dabbler, apprentice, tyro, greenhorn, probationer, nonprofessional, smatterer

British Dictionary definitions for sunday driver

Sunday driver

noun

informal a person who drives slowly, timorously, or unskilfully, as if used to driving only on Sundays when the roads are relatively quiet

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