driver's license

noun

: a license issued under governmental authority that permits the holder to operate a motor vehicle

Examples of driver's license in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Four are working on attaining their commercial driver's licenses. Jack Dura, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024 At the height of the pandemic in 2020, the DOT started a pilot program that allowed 16- and 17-year-olds to waive the road test requirement to get their first probationary driver's license. Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for driver's license 

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Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of driver's license was in 1904

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“Driver's license.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driver%27s%20license. Accessed 3 May. 2024.

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