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 It was not known what led up to the crash or if any other drivers were hurt. Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025 Rainy weather driving tips Switch on headlights - Even during daylight hours, using headlights can enhance visibility and signal your presence to other drivers. Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2025 The original film followed Cruise’s Cole Trickle, an outcast racecar driver selected to join a new NASCAR team led by a former racing legend, Harry Hogge (Robert Duvall). Jack Dunn, Variety, 18 May 2025 What do the race stewards believe an F1 driver is supposed to utter if another car cuts them off on a corner at more than 200 mph? Scott Simon, NPR, 3 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for driver
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Noun
  • The original film featured a wealthy businessman whose chauffeur's son is mistakenly kidnapped in a ransom plot by a mysterious antagonist.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • With Lennon’s chauffeur not due at the studio for several more hours, McCartney brought him to his Regency townhouse, located just a few minutes away from Abbey Road.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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  • The roundabout at Sheldon and Waterman roads remains open, but department officials advised motorists who travel along Waterman between Bond and Sheldon roads to take alternate routes.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2025
  • Among other things, the report confirms that California motorists are already paying quite a bit more for fuel because of cap-and-trade.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • Grid operators across the country have navigated a deluge of new wind, solar and mass-storage battery requests in recent years.
    Tony Schick, ProPublica, 12 May 2025
  • See the sportsbook operator's terms and conditions for important details.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 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
  • 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 23 May. 2025.

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