trucker

/'trʌkmən/ Cách viết khác : (trucker) /'trʌklə/

Thân thiện

A trucker drives a large semi-trailer truck down a wide highway.

Definition

Noun: 1. A person whose occupation is driving a truck: A trucker is someone who drives a large commercial vehicle (a truck or lorry) as their job, typically for transporting goods over long distances.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • The trucker stopped at the rest area for a break.
  • She became a trucker after finishing driving school.
  • The new regulations affect every trucker on the highway.

Advanced Usage

• "Owner-operator trucker": A trucker who owns and drives their own truck, running their own small business.
  • He worked as a company driver for years before becoming an owner-operator trucker.

Variants and Related Words

• Truck driver (n): A more common, formal synonym for trucker.
  • The company is hiring experienced truck drivers.
• Trucking (n): The industry or business of transporting goods by truck.
  • He works in the trucking industry.
• Long-haul trucker (n): A trucker who drives over very long distances, often across states or countries.
  • Life as a long-haul trucker can be lonely.

Synonyms

• Lorry driver (chiefly British English): A person who drives a lorry.
• Haulier / Hauler: A person or company engaged in the transport of goods by road.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "Trucker's friend": A colloquial term for coffee or other stimulants used by truckers to stay awake during long drives.
  • He stopped for a cup of coffee, a true trucker's friend.
• "Trucker's hitch": A type of knot used for securing loads, commonly known and used by truckers.
  • He used a trucker's hitch to tie down the cargo securely.

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone who drives a truck as an occupation

Từ đồng nghĩa

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