trucker

¹ American  

[truhk-er] / ˈtrʌk ər /

noun

1. a person who drives a truck; truckdriver.

2. a person whose business is trucking goods.

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trucker ² American  

[truhk-er] / ˈtrʌk ər /

noun

1. a truck farmer.

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trucker ¹ British  

/ ˈtrʌkə /

noun

1. a lorry driver

2. a person who arranges for the transport of goods by lorry

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trucker ² British  

/ ˈtrʌkə /

noun

1. a market gardener

2. another word for hawker 1

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Etymology

Origin of trucker¹

First recorded in 1875–80; truck ¹ + -er ¹

Origin of trucker²

First recorded in 1530–40; truck ² + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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trucker

I struck out looking for one of those ridiculous horned Viking hats and settled for a green Iraqi trucker cap.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Mr. Saad responds by conceding that “the welder, the trucker, and the corrections officer are not suffering from suicidal empathy.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

He walks on with a gold sequin jacket over a fresh-pressed polka-dot shirt, fuchsia bell-bottoms and yellow trucker hat and he has an Appalachian-style beard.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

The case began in 2009, when a trucker named Alphonse Maddin had just gotten a new job driving for the trucking company TransAm.

From Slate ● May 13, 2026

He’s tucked into the corner of his seat, his knees up to his chest and his camo trucker hat pulled down so low that I can’t tell if he can see.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden