- trucker
- trucker (n.) 1853, "worker who moves loads using a cart;" agent noun from TRUCK (Cf. truck) (v.). The motorized version is by 1935, a shortening of truck driver (1839).
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Trucker — Truck er, n. One who trucks; a trafficker. [1913 Webster] No man having ever yet driven a saving bargain with this great trucker for souls. South. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trucker — ist der Name: für einen Fernfahrer des Magazins Trucker Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe … Deutsch Wikipedia
trucker — UK US /ˈtrʌkər/ noun [C] (Aus truckie) TRANSPORT ► someone whose job is to drive trucks: »Long distance truckers usually break their journey at the frontier … Financial and business terms
trucker — ► NOUN ▪ a long distance truck driver … English terms dictionary
trucker — trucker1 [truk′ər] n. 1. a person who drives a truck or, specif., a tractor trailer 2. a person or company engaged in trucking trucker2 [truk′ər] n. ☆ 1. a truck farmer 2. a person who sells commodities or engages in barter … English World dictionary
Trucker — Fernlastfahrer; Brummifahrer (umgangssprachlich); LKW Fahrer; Truckerfahrer (umgangssprachlich); Lastwagenfahrer * * * Tru|cker 〈[ trʌ̣kə(r)] m. 3〉 Fahrer eines Trucks [engl. amerikan.] * * * … Universal-Lexikon
trucker — UK [ˈtrʌkə(r)] / US [ˈtrʌkər] noun [countable] Word forms trucker : singular trucker plural truckers mainly American someone whose job is to drive a truck … English dictionary
trucker — noun Trucker is used before these nouns: ↑cap, ↑hat … Collocations dictionary
Trucker — Tru|cker [ trʌkɐ] der; s, <aus gleichbed. engl. trucker> jmd., der einen Truck fährt, Lastwagenfahrer … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
trucker — [[t]trʌ̱kə(r)[/t]] truckers N COUNT A trucker is someone who drives a truck as their job. [mainly AM] (in BRIT, use lorry driver) … English dictionary
