Meaning

1 senses

  1. (Scotland, UK, derogatory, dialectal)Dishonest; resulting from or inspired by dishonesty.

Examples

31 sentences

  1. I'm a trucker.

    Я водій вантажівки. — deniko

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  2. How many truckers do you know?

    deWie viele LKW-Fahrer kennst du? — Waldelfe

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  3. Many truckers eat at this restaurant.

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  4. Tom wants to become a trucker.

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  5. Tom wants to become a trucker like his father.

    deTom will LKW-Fahrer wie sein Vater werden. — Waldelfe

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Origin

From Middle English *trukere (“one who disappoints, a deceiver”), from Middle English truk

From Middle English *trukere (“one who disappoints, a deceiver”), from Middle English trukien (“to fail, run out, disappoint”), equivalent to truck (“to fail”) + -er (agent noun suffix). Compare trooker.

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Forms

more trucker, most trucker
Comparativemore trucker Lesson
Superlativemost trucker Lesson

regular

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
trucetruckA1truckloadtruculenttrudge

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