trucker hat

noun

variants: or less commonly trucker cap

Updated on: 11 Apr 2018

Definition of trucker hat

: an adjustable visored cap that often features a corporate logo or slogan : gimme cap

He stood silently frying noodles in a wok, his loose bangs tucked into a trucker hat with the band name Linkin Park written across the brow.
—Lauren Hilgers

Recent Examples of trucker hat from the Web

McConaughey, 48, was seen sporting an Austin City Limits trucker hat along with his wife, Camila Alves, and their children Levi, Vida and Livingston.

— fernando alfonso iii, Houston Chronicle, "Matthew McConaughey brings entire family to golf in Texas," 26 Mar. 2018
About the only variety in mainstream country music today comes from whether the singer favors a cowboy or trucker hat.

— jack dickey, SI.com, "How Charley Pride Went From Negro League Ballplayer to Country Music's Jackie Robinson," 21 Mar. 2018
In the first image shared, Britney gives us some early 2000s vibes in a denim trucker hat and cropped green sweatshirt that shows off her lower back tattoo.

— lauren alexis fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, "Britney Spears Just Landed Her First Major Fashion Campaign," 20 Mar. 2018
Talking in his Midtown Manhattan showroom, Mr. Madden, 59, wears a trucker hat and a tight black T-shirt that stretches around his muscular arms.

— alexandra wolfe, WSJ, "Steve Madden’s Next Steps," 15 Dec. 2017
Woody wore a wrinkled shirt with a contrasting band collar, fleecey gray joggers, thick socks, slip-on beach shoes, and a denim trucker hat.

— christine flammia, Esquire, "Can Someone Tell Me What Woody Harrelson Is Wearing?," 5 Sep. 2017
Or are Paris and Chris playing a cruel joke with a giant tattoo sticker because Paris actually thinks name tattoos are tacky, right up there with Von Dutch trucker hats and millennium pink?

— peggy truong, Cosmopolitan, "Paris Hilton’s Boyfriend Surprised Her With a "Paris" Name Tattoo and It’s So Damn Cute You Might Just Vomit," 14 July 2017
Dustin needs a trucker hat on a curly wig, a t-shirt and a bomber jacket.

— Vogue, "25 Ridiculously Easy Couples Costume Ideas for Halloween," 23 Oct. 2016

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