TRUCKER


Meaning of TRUCKER in English

truck ‧ er /ˈtrʌkə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

American English a truck driver

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THESAURUS

▪ driver someone who regularly drives, or someone who is driving a car, train, etc at a particular time:

Car drivers now pay more than ever for fuel.

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The coach was badly damaged, but the driver was unhurt.

▪ motorist [usually plural] especially written someone who drives a car – used especially when talking about car drivers in general:

increased taxes on the motorist

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Motorists who are caught speeding have to pay a heavy fine.

▪ chauffeur someone whose job is to drive a car for someone else:

He was picked up by a chauffeur in a limousine.

▪ trucker American English informal someone who drives a truck:

Mexico has no limit on how many hours truckers can drive daily.

▪ road hog informal someone who drives dangerously, without considering the safety of other people on the road, for example by not letting other drivers pass:

Some road hogs drive at well below the speed limit, because they want to use their mobile phones.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.