trucker

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noun (1)

truck·​er ˈtrə-kər How to pronounce trucker (audio)
1
: a person whose business is transporting goods by truck
2
: a truck driver

trucker

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noun (2)

1
: one that barters
2
Scotland : peddler

Examples of trucker in a Sentence

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Women make up just 7% of truckers in the United States—a number that shows no sign of increasing, even while the industry suffers from a huge shortage of workers. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2024 This handsome men’s trucker jacket, now 30 percent off, is constructed with a 100 percent cotton denim exterior, snap buttons, and comes fully-lined with cozy shearling through the pointed collar. Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2024 Wrangler x Staud also designed trucker jackets that jibe with the barn jacket trend (which ranked on the 2024 Lyst Index earlier this year). Claire Sullivan, WWD, 12 Sep. 2024 On Tuesday morning, a trucker spotted the missing toddler crawling in a ditch beside the eastbound lane of Louisiana’s Interstate 10. Leo Sands, Washington Post, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for trucker 

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

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Noun (2)

truck entry 3

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of trucker was in 1536

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“Trucker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trucker. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

trucker

noun
truck·​er
ˈtrək-ər
1
: a person whose business is transporting goods by truck
2
: a truck driver

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