trucker

[ truhk-er ]

/ ˈtrʌk ər /

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noun

a person who drives a truck; truckdriver.

a person whose business is trucking goods.

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Origin of trucker

First recorded in 1875–80; truck¹ + -er¹

Words nearby trucker

truck bolster, truck camper, truck crop, truckdriver, Truckee, trucker, truck farm, truckie, trucking, truck jobber, truckle

Definition for trucker (2 of 2)

trucker²

[ truhk-er ]

/ ˈtrʌk ər /

noun

a truck farmer.

Origin of trucker

First recorded in 1530–40; truck² + -er¹

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Example sentences from the Web for trucker

One trucker did shout an obscenity, and a musclebound mechanic told them to go and do something useful like study.
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Another was a trucker caught with a few joints; it was his second bust at the checkpoint.
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Here is the excerpt from the novel: The trucker encampment was surrounded by a thin cordon of police.
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The trucker lifted the completed roll and placed it on his truck.
The Knack of Managing|Lewis K. Urquhart and Herbert Watson

“The trucker could have reached Claymore by this time,” the inspector responded.
The Clock Strikes Thirteen|Mildred A. Wirt
There is no crop grown by the Southern trucker that has paid better than asparagus year after year.
Asparagus, its culture for home use and for market:|F. M. Hexamer
His face crimson with anger he rushed toward the trucker, his fists swinging in ungainly circles.
The Velvet Glove|Harry Harrison
As Gramps paid Munn and the trucker drove away, Bud glanced at the little building beside the hen house.
The Black Fawn|James Arthur Kjelgaard

British Dictionary definitions for trucker (1 of 2)

trucker¹

/ (ˈtrʌkə) /

noun mainly US and Canadian

a lorry driver

a person who arranges for the transport of goods by lorry

British Dictionary definitions for trucker (2 of 2)

trucker²

/ (ˈtrʌkə) /

noun US and Canadian

a market gardener

another word for hawker 1

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