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View synonyms for trucker

trucker

1

[ truhk-er ]

noun

  1. a person who drives a truck; truckdriver.
  2. a person whose business is trucking truck trucking goods.


trucker

2

[ truhk-er ]

noun

trucker

1

/ ˈtrʌkə /

noun

  1. a market gardener
  2. another word for hawker 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


trucker

2

/ ˈtrʌkə /

noun

  1. a lorry driver
  2. a person who arranges for the transport of goods by lorry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trucker1

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

Origin of trucker2

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

As delays mount at ports and railyards, truck trips are taking longer, since truckers have to sit around waiting.

From Time

Oh, and “Convoy,” a fake country song about truckers written by a New York ad guy, is popular.

From Vox

Full Truck Alliance’s S-1 provides a number of interesting details, including the how much money can be captured by effectively connecting truckers with shippers.

In the video above, Estelle Caswell breaks down the golden era of trucker country with country and folk music scholars Travis Stimeling and Nate Gibson.

From Vox

Then they placed him on the no-fly list — a development Tanvir learned only after he switched jobs and started working as a long-haul trucker.

One trucker did shout an obscenity, and a musclebound mechanic told them to go and do something useful like study.

He arrives incognito in shades, a pulled-down trucker cap with tucked-in earbuds, and a backpack.

Another was a trucker caught with a few joints; it was his second bust at the checkpoint.

Here is the excerpt from the novel: The trucker encampment was surrounded by a thin cordon of police.

Tur would go on to tape the beating of another trucker, Larry Tarvan, who was pulled from his vehicle.

After paying their bill the boys set out in company with the captain to find the trucker.

His face crimson with anger he rushed toward the trucker, his fists swinging in ungainly circles.

The trucker had dropped both warning barriers and lights a half mile back.

Already the trucker was starting to pull away from the filling station.

“I sure will,” the trucker agreed heartily, opening the cab door.

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