driver
- Noun:
- A person who operates and controls a motor vehicle: This is the most common meaning, referring to someone who drives a car, truck, bus, or other vehicle.
- A person who drives animals: Someone who controls and guides animals that pull a vehicle or carry loads.
- A golf club: Specifically, a type of golf club (typically a wood) with a large head and a long shaft, designed to hit the ball the longest distance, usually from the tee.
- A computer program: In computing, a software component that allows the operating system to communicate with and control a specific hardware device, like a printer or keyboard.
- A golfer: A player who hits the golf ball with a driver club.
- Noun:
- She is a very careful driver. (She operates a vehicle safely.)
- The stagecoach driver urged the horses forward. (The person controlled the horses pulling the coach.)
- He selected his driver for the first tee shot. (He chose his long-distance golf club.)
- I need to update the graphics card driver. (I need to update the software for my computer's graphics hardware.)
- She is a long driver on the professional tour. (She is a golfer known for hitting the ball far with her driver.)
"In the driver's seat": To be in control or in charge of a situation.
- With the new contract, our company is finally in the driver's seat during negotiations.
"Back-seat driver": A passenger who gives unwanted advice to the person who is actually driving.
- Please stop being a back-seat driver; I know how to get there.
Drive (verb): To operate and control a vehicle.
- He learned to drive when he was sixteen.
Driving (noun/adj): The action or skill of operating a vehicle; having force or momentum.
- He has twenty years of driving experience. (noun)
- She was the driving force behind the project's success. (adjective)
- Operator: A person who operates equipment or machinery.
- Motorist: A person who drives a car.
- Chauffeur: A person employed to drive a private or hired car.
Driver's license (noun phrase): An official document permitting a person to drive a motor vehicle.
- You must carry your driver's license when operating a car.
Screwdriver (noun): A tool used for turning screws. (This is a distinct compound word where "driver" means "something that drives [a screw]".)
- I need a Phillips-head screwdriver to assemble this furniture.
Sunday driver: A person who drives very slowly and cautiously, often causing annoyance to other drivers (as if only driving leisurely on a Sunday).
- I was stuck behind a Sunday driver the whole way home.
Designated driver: A person who abstains from alcohol at a social event in order to drive others home safely.
- Who's going to be the designated driver tonight?
- a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee
- (computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device
- a golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver
- someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle
- the operator of a motor vehicle