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vanner

American  
[van-er] / ˈvæn ər /

noun

  1. the owner or driver of a van, especially one of customized design.


Etymology

Origin of vanner

First recorded in 1970–75; van 2 + -er 1

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Yet consider the vanner's relationship to the van: the true vanner has not merely romanced the motor vehicle in the traditional American way.

From Time Magazine Archive

One is that the true vanner, at heart, is not fundamentally interested in getting anywhere, only in going.

From Time Magazine Archive

Even to the untrained eye, it must be clear that the true vanner, the compleat vanner, the certifiable vanaddict, is up to much more than has yet been figured out.

From Time Magazine Archive

In a time of widespread popular feelings of powerlessness, the vanner ascends to a swivel driver's seat that is called, within the cult, a "captain's chair."

From Time Magazine Archive

The process leaves too much to the judgment of the vanner.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius

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