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teamster

[teem-ster]
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noun
  1. a person who drives a team or a truck for hauling, especially as an occupation.
  2. a member of the Teamsters Union.
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Origin of teamster

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80; team + -ster
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  • The teamster reined up, throwing his horses upon their haunches.

    The Law-Breakers

    Ridgwell Cullum

  • There was still uncertainty as to what had happened to the teamster and the horses.

    The Golden Woman

    Ridgwell Cullum

  • Did he tell you any—any particulars of what happened to the cart, and—and the teamster?

    The Golden Woman

    Ridgwell Cullum

  • It must have been the teamster, though she did not remember seeing him in the water.

    The Golden Woman

    Ridgwell Cullum

  • The teamster now devoted his whole attention to his whereabouts.

    The Golden Woman

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British Dictionary definitions for teamster

teamster

noun
  1. a driver of a team of horses used for haulage
  2. US and Canadian the driver of a lorry
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Word Origin and History for teamster

n.

"person who drives a team of horses" (especially in hauling freight), 1777, from team (n.) + -ster. Transferred to motor truck drivers by 1907.

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