1
: a person whose business is transporting goods by truck
2
: a truck driver
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Camila Domonoske, NPR, 24 Nov. 2025
California recently revoked about 17,000 non-domiciles commercial driver’s licenses for foreign truckers due to new federal requirements.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 20 Nov. 2025
In that instance, a fake buyer placed a multi-million dollar shipment with the company and a trucker showed up to a company facility in Olive Branch, Mississippi, ostensibly to ship it to Illinois, authorities said.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
One trucker returned with a wave.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The American economy depends on truckers.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 24 Nov. 2025
California recently revoked about 17,000 non-domiciles commercial driver’s licenses for foreign truckers due to new federal requirements.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 20 Nov. 2025
In that instance, a fake buyer placed a multi-million dollar shipment with the company and a trucker showed up to a company facility in Olive Branch, Mississippi, ostensibly to ship it to Illinois, authorities said.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
One trucker returned with a wave.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Trucker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trucker. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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