trucker

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noun (1)

truck·​er ˈtrə-kər How to pronounce trucker (audio)
1
: a person whose business is transporting goods by truck
2
: a truck driver

trucker

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noun (2)

1
: one that barters
2
Scotland : peddler

Examples of trucker in a Sentence

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Across the industry, long-haul truckers experienced a 2.5% decrease in pay from 2023 to 2024, accompanied by a 4.5% decrease in hours worked. Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025 Whatever the reason, Mendenhall’s reappearance at the Nashville truck stop that summer morning more than 17 years ago provided investigators their first solid lead connecting the 56-year-old trucker to four murders over a 36-day span in the summer of 2007. Tim Evans, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 This is the only food truck event put on by the truckers themselves. Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 At a remote gas station in Nowheresville, California, shopkeeper Hiro, stranded traveler Tonya and gruff trucker Ron clash in a heated altercation. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for trucker

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

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Noun (2)

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First Known Use

Noun (1)

1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of trucker was in 1536

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“Trucker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trucker. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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trucker

noun
truck·​er
ˈtrək-ər
1
: a person whose business is transporting goods by truck
2
: a truck driver

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