driver
One who drives somethingOne who drives something.
» The driver maintained a high speed.
Der Fahrer behielt eine hohe Geschwindigkeit bei.
Водій підтримував високу швидкість.
Meaning
16 sensesOne who drives something.
someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle
One who drives something.
A person who drives a motorized vehicle such as a car, truck, bus, train, forklift, etc.
The driver will make an announcement when the trip is nearing its completion.
Tipping your driver is optional but is much appreciated.
Fahrer, Fahrerin
води́тельvodítelʹ, води́тельницаvodítelʹnica, шофёрšofjór
воді́йvodíj, воді́йкаvodíjka, шофе́рšofér
(slang)A pilot (person who flies aircraft).
A person who drives livestock: a drover.
Something that drives something else.
Something that drives something else.
A device driver; a program that acts as an interface between an application and hardware, written specifically for the device it controls.
Treiber
дра́йверdrájver
дра́йверdrájver
A golf club used to drive the ball a great distance.
Driver
a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee
A kind of sail, smaller than a fore and aft spanker on a square-rigged ship, a driver is tied to the same spars.
A factor contributing to something; a cause.
Any driving element in any mechanism, which drives the driven element.
The driver engages the follower intermittently, as dictated by the solenoid.
A mallet.
A tamping iron.
Examples
1719 sentencesThe driver maintained a high speed.
Водій підтримував високу швидкість.
deDer Fahrer behielt eine hohe Geschwindigkeit bei.
My wife is a poor driver.
Моя дружина погано водить машину.
ruМоя жена плохо водит машину.
deMeine Frau ist eine schlechte Autofahrerin.
He is a very careful driver.
Він дуже обережний водій.
ruОн очень осторожный водитель.
deEr ist ein sehr vorsichtiger Fahrer.
She is a very poor driver.
Вона дуже поганий водій.
ruОна очень плохой водитель.
deSie ist eine sehr schlechte Autofahrerin.
Tom didn't recognize the truck driver.
Том не впізнав водія вантажівки.
ruТом не узнал водителя грузовика.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 4
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Origin
From Middle English drivere, dryvere, dryvare, equivalent to drive + -er. Cognate with SatFrom Middle English drivere, dryvere, dryvare, equivalent to drive + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Drieuwer (“driver”), Dutch drijver (“driver”), German Low German Driever (“driver”), German Treiber (“driver”), Swedish drivare (“driver”).
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Forms
plural: driversSynonyms
2 synonyms- a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee:number one wood
- (computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device:device driver
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
68 related wordsCollocations
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- a taxi driver
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- his driver's license
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- better better driver
- a truck driver
- better driver than