teamster
Americannoun
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a person who drives a team or a truck for hauling, especially as an occupation.
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a member of the Teamsters Union.
noun
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a driver of a team of horses used for haulage
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the driver of a lorry
Etymology
Origin of teamster
Example Sentences
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The “Silo” co-star on his family’s tight New York City walk-up, living near Gaslight Café and his teamster job to pay for UCLA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
While working as a production accountant on a sitcom, Susan met a teamster.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
He lived at the homestead and became a teamster on the National Pike.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 1, 2017
Pudgy and bearded with baseball mitt-sized hands and trained as a mechanic, Bassam had risen to be a chief representative of Iraq’s hundreds-strong teamster high command.
From Newsweek ● Mar. 17, 2013
As McGarrity came in, the teamster removed his arm sheepishly and moved down to stand with a group of men.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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