: one that drives: such as
a
: coachman
b
: the operator of a motor vehicle
c
: an implement (such as a hammer) for driving
d
: a mechanical piece for imparting motion to another piece
e
: one that provides impulse or motivation
a driver in this economy
f
: a golf wood with a nearly straight face used in driving
g
: an electronic circuit that supplies input to another electronic circuit
also
: loudspeaker
h
: a piece of computer software that controls input and output operations
Examples of driver in a Sentence
Who was the driver at the time of the accident?
We told the taxi driver to take us to the library.
He likes to sit at the front of the bus, near the driver.
There's a problem with the printer's driver.
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Goldman Sachs said the recent pullback in gold prices was largely in line with historical patterns, citing higher interest rate expectations and market volatility as key drivers behind the decline.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
The driver and passenger had minor injuries and were taken to the hospital, Cal Fire said.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
There, investigators found James Smith, 19, in the driver’s seat of a black Chrysler 300 with injuries to his face and a gunshot wound to his chest.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
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—ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
The driver and passenger had minor injuries and were taken to the hospital, Cal Fire said.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
There, investigators found James Smith, 19, in the driver’s seat of a black Chrysler 300 with injuries to his face and a gunshot wound to his chest.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
Her husband has worked as a DoorDash delivery driver in his spare time since the shutdown in October and November.
—ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Driver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driver. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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driver
noun
driv·er
ˈdrī-vər 
: one that drives: as
a
: the operator of a motor vehicle
b
: a tool for driving
a nail driver
c
: a golf club having a usually wooden head with a nearly straight face
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