teamster
[teem-ster]
- a person who drives a team or a truck for hauling, especially as an occupation.
- a member of the Teamsters Union.
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Origin of teamster
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Contemporary Examples of teamster
Republic wanted to terminate its obligations and put workers in a 401(k) (or at least a more solvent Teamster pension plan).
Anuzis, once a Teamster, qualifies by temperament and territory.
Historical Examples of teamster
The teamster reined up, throwing his horses upon their haunches.
The Law-BreakersRidgwell Cullum
There was still uncertainty as to what had happened to the teamster and the horses.
The Golden WomanRidgwell Cullum
Did he tell you any—any particulars of what happened to the cart, and—and the teamster?
The Golden WomanRidgwell Cullum
It must have been the teamster, though she did not remember seeing him in the water.
The Golden WomanRidgwell Cullum
The teamster now devoted his whole attention to his whereabouts.
The Golden WomanRidgwell Cullum
teamster
- a driver of a team of horses used for haulage
- US and Canadian the driver of a lorry
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