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

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Example Sentences

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trucker

They’re driverless trucks: they don’t need to honk and can’t on their own, said Aurora Innovation, a major driverless trucker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Greene-Placentia is a long-haul trucker and runs her own business.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

Greene-Placentia, a former long-haul trucker, told the Times she didn't want the details of her alleged attack to overshadow her campaign platform centered on health care and affordability.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 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

Then I was a trucker, doing a long haul across the world.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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