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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Within a few years, the money they earned was so great that Sandra left her lab tech job and Chris his union teamster job.
From Slate • Sep. 24, 2025
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
Mr. Zummo, a retired teamster, was clearing the patch of pavement behind his car.
From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2011
A teamster stopped them one day as they were about to enter.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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