trucker
/'trʌkmən/ Cách viết khác : (trucker) /'trʌklə/
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.
Noun
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someone who drives a truck as an occupation
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