1
: a person whose business is transporting goods by truck
2
: a truck driver
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ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Republican central committees in Flora’s district have instead endorsed Shoemaker, a trucker and businessman who ran against Jerry McNerney for state Senate in 2024 and for Congress in 2022.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The former trucker is currently serving life sentences in Oregon State Penitentiary.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Three-time Emmy winner Margo Martindale is CJ, a long-haul trucker who’s been running from a dark truth for decades.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
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The spotlight has been on Sikh truckers because the driver in the Florida crash and the driver in another fatal crash in California in October are both Sikh.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Republican central committees in Flora’s district have instead endorsed Shoemaker, a trucker and businessman who ran against Jerry McNerney for state Senate in 2024 and for Congress in 2022.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The former trucker is currently serving life sentences in Oregon State Penitentiary.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Three-time Emmy winner Margo Martindale is CJ, a long-haul trucker who’s been running from a dark truth for decades.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
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 29 Apr. 2026.
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