1
: a person whose business is transporting goods by truck
2
: a truck driver
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), which represents about 150,000 small-business truckers, has called recent heavy-duty emissions and EV rules unworkable environmental mandates.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Snag a trucker jacket for the men in your life—it's made from effortlessly cool and stretchy suede.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
Zimmer-Wong says that would effectively push as many as 200,000 immigrant truckers out of the industry.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 28 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Many truckers and trade groups argue that lax enforcement of English-language requirements for CDL holders creates safety risks, especially when drivers can’t read road signs or communicate with other motorists or law enforcement.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), which represents about 150,000 small-business truckers, has called recent heavy-duty emissions and EV rules unworkable environmental mandates.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Snag a trucker jacket for the men in your life—it's made from effortlessly cool and stretchy suede.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
Zimmer-Wong says that would effectively push as many as 200,000 immigrant truckers out of the industry.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 28 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trucker
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“Trucker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trucker. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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