1
: a person whose business is transporting goods by truck
2
: a truck driver
Examples of trucker in a Sentence
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Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
The crossroads had long been a stop where truckers filled their fuel tanks and their bellies.
—Markian Hawryluk, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
Gary Dion Davis Sr., who previously worked as a long-haul trucker, was charged by the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office after DNA evidence from both crime scenes matched Davis’ DNA profile, authorities said.
—Raja Razek, CNN, 22 Sep. 2023
Butler looked movie-star cool wearing a trucker jacket teamed with a pair of black straight-leg jeans.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
Photo: George Walker IV/Associated Press The dismantling of bankrupt trucker Yellow is shaping up as a bidding battle over real estate as trucking companies look to capitalize on a rare chance to snap up coveted freight terminals across North America.
—Paul Berger, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2023
The former trucker claimed his winnings in the form of a one-time $650,000 cash payment on Friday and finished his last two weeks at work without telling anyone about his good fortune.
—Jared Formanek, CNN, 2 Aug. 2023
In 2013, a trucker named Decardo Humphrey was driving his tractor-trailer truck through the Midwest.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2023
The news was first reported by TMZ, which revealed that truckers received $100,000 ahead of last week’s concert stop in Santa Clara, California.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2023
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Noun
At a Stellantis parts depot in California, nonunion truckers crossing the picket line have pulled guns on strikers, Fain said.
—Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
The crossroads had long been a stop where truckers filled their fuel tanks and their bellies.
—Markian Hawryluk, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
Gary Dion Davis Sr., who previously worked as a long-haul trucker, was charged by the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office after DNA evidence from both crime scenes matched Davis’ DNA profile, authorities said.
—Raja Razek, CNN, 22 Sep. 2023
Butler looked movie-star cool wearing a trucker jacket teamed with a pair of black straight-leg jeans.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
Photo: George Walker IV/Associated Press The dismantling of bankrupt trucker Yellow is shaping up as a bidding battle over real estate as trucking companies look to capitalize on a rare chance to snap up coveted freight terminals across North America.
—Paul Berger, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2023
The former trucker claimed his winnings in the form of a one-time $650,000 cash payment on Friday and finished his last two weeks at work without telling anyone about his good fortune.
—Jared Formanek, CNN, 2 Aug. 2023
In 2013, a trucker named Decardo Humphrey was driving his tractor-trailer truck through the Midwest.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2023
The news was first reported by TMZ, which revealed that truckers received $100,000 ahead of last week’s concert stop in Santa Clara, California.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2023
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trucker
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truck·er
ˈtrək-ər
1
: a person whose business is transporting goods by truck
2
: a truck driver
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