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Definition of driver
: one that drives: such asa : coachmanb : the operator of a motor vehiclec : an implement (such as a hammer) for drivingd : a mechanical piece for imparting motion to another piecee : one that provides impulse or motivation a driver in this economyf : a golf wood with a nearly straight face used in drivingg : an electronic circuit that supplies input to another electronic circuit; also : loudspeakerh : a piece of computer software that controls input and output operations
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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.
Recent Examples of driver from the Web
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More: A study says that Louisville has the 13th-best drivers in America ...
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The drivers made deliveries and were robbed, including one of his vehicle, police said in the alert.
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Drivers going over the Brent Spence Bridge between Ohio and Kentucky will have plenty of time this summer to contemplate the decaying state of America infrastructure.
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The primary driver of the affordability problem is a lack of home building.
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Demand from Chinese consumers and manufacturers, which has been a key driver for the strong growth in Asian exports this year, may moderate as authorities seek to curb debt.
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Self-driving taxis, meanwhile, could follow optimized routes no human could hope match, making flesh-and-blood drivers obsolete while reducing the number of vehicles needed to service an area effectively.
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The drivers wait in the cellphone lot for arriving airline passengers to order a car.
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The program is open to those age 50-plus who have a California driver license.
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First Known Use of driver
14th century
DRIVER Defined for English Language Learners
driver
playDefinition of driver for English Language Learners
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: a person who drives a car, truck, etc.
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: a person whose job is to drive a vehicle (such as a taxi, truck, or bus)
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: a piece of computer software that controls a device (such as a mouse or printer) that is attached to the computer
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See words that rhyme with driver Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for driver Spanish Central: Translation of driver Nglish: Translation of driver for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of driver for Arabic speakers
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