1
: a person whose business is transporting goods by truck
2
: a truck driver
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Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
With Joy’s husband James, a long-haul trucker, frequently on the road, the mother and daughter did their best to fill the time.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
President Donald Trump‘s administration insisted that states enforce its English language standards for truckers earlier this year or face consequences.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
Rival truckers Schneider National and Werner Enterprises rose between 2% and 3% each.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, a group of Costco drivers in Washington became the company’s first truckers to unionize, joining Teamsters Local 174.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
With Joy’s husband James, a long-haul trucker, frequently on the road, the mother and daughter did their best to fill the time.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
President Donald Trump‘s administration insisted that states enforce its English language standards for truckers earlier this year or face consequences.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
Rival truckers Schneider National and Werner Enterprises rose between 2% and 3% each.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 16 Oct. 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 22 Oct. 2025.
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