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driver

[drahy-ver]

noun

  1. a person or thing that drives.

  2. a person who drives a vehicle; coachman, chauffeur, etc.

  3. a person who drives an animal or animals, as a drover or cowboy.

  4. 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.

  5. Machinery.

    1. a part that transmits force or motion.

    2. the member of a pair of connected pulleys, gears, etc., that is nearer to the power source.

  6. Computers.software or hardware that controls the interface between a computer and a peripheral device.

  7. Railroads.driving wheel.

  8. British.a locomotive engineer.

  9. Audio.

    1. the part of a loudspeaker that transforms the electrical signal into sound.

    2. the entire loudspeaker.

  10. Nautical.

    1. a jib-headed spanker sail.

    2. 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.



driver

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. a person who drives a vehicle

  2. in a position of control

  3. a person who drives animals

  4. a mechanical component that exerts a force on another to produce motion

  5. golf a club, a No. 1 wood, with a large head and deep face for tee shots

  6. electronics a circuit whose output provides the input of another circuit

  7. computing a computer program that controls a device

  8. something that creates and fuels activity, or gives force or impetus

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • driverless adjective
  • nondriver noun
  • ˈ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of driver1

First recorded in 1350–1400, driver is from the Middle English word drivere. See drive, -er 1
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The Mercedes driver, who started on pole, held the lead from Max Verstappen at the start and controlled the race from that point.

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McLaren are taking a mature, sporting and open approach to the fight between their drivers, based on a philosophy of fair competition.

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The driver involved was subsequently suspended for contravening company policy, which requires employees to assist schoolchildren in uniform who have lost their tickets.

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She said she saw the driver recording her and her brother-in-law at the home.

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The Red Bull driver, who qualified second for Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix, will be contesting the lead at the start of the race with Mercedes' George Russell, who took pole position.

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