drunk driver
noun
variants
or drunken driver
chiefly US
: a person who drives a vehicle while drunk
He was killed by a drunk driver.
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Allen has been advocating against drunk driving for over two decades since her previous husband in California was killed by a drunk driver.
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Heath Kalb, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Hanson was killed in a wrong-way crash caused by a drunk driver on Interstate 65 in February.
—Vivian Richey, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Standing behind a lectern in court, Mack Mercado recounted how his life has been destroyed in the two years since his partner Suleyca Rodriguez — the mother of his 6-year-old daughter — was killed by a drunk driver.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
The Motzko family was also hit by an unthinkable tragedy when the coach’s 20-year-old son Mack was killed by a drunk driver in the summer of 2021.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026
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Heath Kalb, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Hanson was killed in a wrong-way crash caused by a drunk driver on Interstate 65 in February.
—Vivian Richey, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Standing behind a lectern in court, Mack Mercado recounted how his life has been destroyed in the two years since his partner Suleyca Rodriguez — the mother of his 6-year-old daughter — was killed by a drunk driver.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
The Motzko family was also hit by an unthinkable tragedy when the coach’s 20-year-old son Mack was killed by a drunk driver in the summer of 2021.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Drunk driver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driver. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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