Trucker Definition
trucker
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English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʌkə(r)
Etymology 1
From Middle English *trukere ("one who disappoints, a deceiver"), from Middle English trukien (“to fail, run out, disappoint”), equivalent to truck (“to fail”) + -er. Compare trooker.
Alternative forms
- truker, trukker, trucour, truiker, treukour (Scotland)
Noun
trucker (plural truckers)
- (pejorative, UK dialectal) A term of contempt, implying that the person so named has done something offensive; a deceitful, dishonest, or disreputable person; a deceiver; a cheat.
- (pejorative, UK dialectal, Scotland) A rogue; rascal; miscreant; a ne'er-do-well.
Related terms
Adjective
trucker (comparative more trucker, superlative most trucker)
- (pejorative, UK dialectal, Scotland) Dishonest; resulting from or inspired by dishonesty.
Etymology 2
From truck (“a vehicle”) + -er.
Noun
trucker (plural truckers)
Translations
one who drives a truck
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Etymology 3
From truck (“to barter, trade”) + -er.
Noun
trucker (plural truckers)
- (archaic or dialectal) One who trucks or trafficks, by trade of goods; a trafficker.
- No man having ever yet driven a saving bargain with this great trucker for souls. — South.
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A truck driver (commonly referred to as a trucker or driver in the United States and Canada; a truckie in Australia and New Zealand; a lorry driver or driver in Ireland and the United Kingdom), is a person who earns a living as the driver of a truck, usually a semi truck, box truck, or dump truck.