1
: a person whose business is transporting goods by truck
2
: a truck driver
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
So cab driver, chauffeur, or trucker.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Week-long demonstrations by truckers, farmers and taxi operators blocked key oil infrastructure and ports, demanding price caps or tax cuts to combat soaring fuel costs and economic pressure.
—Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
For truckers, that stretch of New Orleans East had become an asphalt Bermuda Triangle—a treacherous gantlet best avoided.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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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
So cab driver, chauffeur, or trucker.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Week-long demonstrations by truckers, farmers and taxi operators blocked key oil infrastructure and ports, demanding price caps or tax cuts to combat soaring fuel costs and economic pressure.
—Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
For truckers, that stretch of New Orleans East had become an asphalt Bermuda Triangle—a treacherous gantlet best avoided.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 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 25 Apr. 2026.
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