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driver
[ drahy-ver ]
noun
- a person or thing that drives.
- a person who drives a vehicle; coachman, chauffeur, etc.
- a person who drives an animal or animals, as a drover or cowboy.
- Also called number one wood. Golf. a club with a wooden head whose face has almost no slope, for hitting long, low drives from the tee.
- Machinery.
- a part that transmits force or motion.
- the member of a pair of connected pulleys, gears, etc., that is nearer to the power source.
- Computers. software or hardware that controls the interface between a computer and a peripheral device.
- Railroads. driving wheel ( def 2 ).
- British. a locomotive engineer.
- Audio.
- the part of a loudspeaker that transforms the electrical signal into sound.
- the entire loudspeaker.
- Nautical.
- a jib-headed spanker sail.
- a designation given to one of the masts abaft the mizzen on a sailing vessel having more than three masts, either the fifth or sixth from forward. Compare pusher ( def 4 ), spanker ( def 1b ).
driver
/ ˈɪə /
noun
- a person who drives a vehicle
- in the driver's seatin a position of control
- a person who drives animals
- a mechanical component that exerts a force on another to produce motion
- golf a club, a No. 1 wood, with a large head and deep face for tee shots
- electronics a circuit whose output provides the input of another circuit
- computing a computer program that controls a device
- something that creates and fuels activity, or gives force or impetus
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·· adjective
- ԴDz·· noun
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
see backseat driver ; in the driver's seat .Example Sentences
One teacher at the high school was asked to provide a utility bill with her name and address because she had left her driver’s license at home.
When the car pulls up he launches into an attack, screaming at her and pulling the door open, before lunging into the driver's side.
Last time out in Saudi Arabia, McLaren's Oscar Piastri won his third race of the season to take the lead in the drivers' standings.
A driver who had brought visitors from the capital, Srinagar, told BBC Hindi that he was pleading with those visiting not to "distance" themselves from Kashmir.
Illinois State Police said the driver was unhurt and was taken to hospital for evaluation.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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