: one that drives: such as
a
: coachman
b
: the operator of a motor vehicle
c
: an implement (such as a hammer) for driving
d
: a mechanical piece for imparting motion to another piece
e
: one that provides impulse or motivation
a driver in this economy
f
: a golf wood with a nearly straight face used in driving
g
: an electronic circuit that supplies input to another electronic circuit
also
: loudspeaker
h
: a piece of computer software that controls input and output operations
Examples of driver in a Sentence
Who was the driver at the time of the accident?
We told the taxi driver to take us to the library.
He likes to sit at the front of the bus, near the driver.
There's a problem with the printer's driver.
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
What To Know The crash happened just after midnight, as the drivers of the two buses, traveling in opposite directions, were both trying to overtake other vehicles.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
But the service now requires has a human safety driver sitting in the driver’s seat during each ride.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
What had happened is that Mick had no money and Frankie Nelson had decided to pay the taxi driver in Australian dollars.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Driver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driver. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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driver
noun
driv·er
ˈdrī-vər 
: one that drives: as
a
: the operator of a motor vehicle
b
: a tool for driving
a nail driver
c
: a golf club having a usually wooden head with a nearly straight face
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