as in chauffeur
a person who travels by automobile
fans arriving by public transportation will find the south entrance most convenient, but drivers will have a choice of entrances
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Recent Examples of driver
The driver of a city of Eden dump truck allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign and traveled through an intersection before striking six of the workers, according to the state highway patrol.
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Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
Most Popular Most Popular Mayor Brandon Scott: Baltimore will ‘especially’ target speeding Virginia drivers
Gov. Wes Moore signs new bills into law.
—Laura Jordán, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2025
The truck’s driver was taken to a local hospital with injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening, police said.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2025
First, scientists began looking to culture rather than biology as the driver of differences among groups of people.
—John P. Jackson, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
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Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
Most Popular Most Popular Mayor Brandon Scott: Baltimore will ‘especially’ target speeding Virginia drivers
Gov. Wes Moore signs new bills into law.
—Laura Jordán, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2025
The truck’s driver was taken to a local hospital with injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening, police said.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2025
First, scientists began looking to culture rather than biology as the driver of differences among groups of people.
—John P. Jackson, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for driver
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The eyes of the surveillance state (including her chauffeur, an Imperial plant) imbue her actions with great risk, especially when Kolma finds an uneasy solution to her financial problems: a loan from the notorious Chandrilan businessman and gangster Davo Sculdun (Richard Dillane).—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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But none check all the boxes quite like Longfellow, which opened this spring in the picturesque West End, far—but not too far, particularly with a fleet of bicycles and a complimentary chauffeur on offer—from the throngs of tourists crowding the Old Port.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
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The problem is motorists exiting Coffee Creek from Voyage Boulevard, and buses from the nearby Duneland Schools garage on County Road 100 East, regularly pull out onto Indiana 49, raising the potential for crashes.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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The remaining 10 people who died in Sacramento crashes last year were motorists.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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At the heart of the Justice Department’s lawsuit: Allegations that Live Nation leverages its unrivaled position as the nation’s largest concert promoter, ticket seller and venue operator to undermine competition.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2025
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But while state law requires operators of county jails to join 287(g) programs, nothing explicitly requires cities to do so.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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The only survivor was wheelman Harry W. Stewart, who swam a mile to shore after his lifeboat capsized.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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The ’77 Volare, a Tarantino-ish getaway vehicle, was discovered abandoned in an alley a few blocks outside of Beverly Hills, but the wheelman, like the gun, was never found.—
Scott Huver,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Driver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driver. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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