driver's license

noun

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

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Hackers now have access to high-value information from the Hertz breach, including Social Security numbers, driver's license and bank information. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025 The problem described in the lawsuit is that even for domestic travel, if a driver's license and passport identify a person by different sexes, Transportation Security Administration officials accuse the person of holding a fraudulent document. Bart Jansen, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025 The man detained, originally from the Dominican Republic and living with family in Massachusetts at the time, was on trial for allegedly pretending to be someone else in his driver's license application, CBS News Boston reported. CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025 Only 57% of Massachusetts driver's license and state ID-holders have upgraded to Real ID so far, according to the Registry of Motor Vehicles. Mike Deehan, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for driver's license

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 1 May. 2025.

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