: 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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On Thursday, the registered owner and driver of the Toyota showed up at the police department, according to police.
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
On Friday afternoon, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy characterized the driver as an immigrant with limited English.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 29 May 2026
The jury determined that the Autopilot system played a role alongside driver behavior in the deadly crash.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 29 May 2026
After testing against other economic variables that may have contributed to higher costs, and comparing housing activity in high-fraud ZIP codes to low-fraud ones in the same county, the researchers found illegitimate PPP loans to be one of the core drivers of housing prices.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 29 May 2026
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
On Friday afternoon, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy characterized the driver as an immigrant with limited English.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 29 May 2026
The jury determined that the Autopilot system played a role alongside driver behavior in the deadly crash.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 29 May 2026
After testing against other economic variables that may have contributed to higher costs, and comparing housing activity in high-fraud ZIP codes to low-fraud ones in the same county, the researchers found illegitimate PPP loans to be one of the core drivers of housing prices.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 29 May 2026
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“Driver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driver. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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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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