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单词 hell driver
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hell drivern.

Brit. /ˈhɛl ˌdrʌɪvə/, U.S. /ˈhɛl ˌdraɪvər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hell n., driver n.
Etymology: < hell n. + driver n. Compare earlier hell-cart n. at hell n. and int. Compounds 2.
1. slang. A coachman. Cf. hell-cart n. at hell n. and int. Compounds 2. Obsolete.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > driver of motor vehicle > fast or reckless
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1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Hell-driver, a Coachman.
1796 J. Lawrence Philos. & Pract. Treat. Horses I. 153 Mr. Hell-driver proceeds to whipping..perhaps for a whole street's length, distressing all his other Horses.
2. A person who drives a vehicle in a fast or daredevil manner, esp. as an occupation.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > fast
Jehu1682
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hell driver1934
1933 Lima (Ohio) Sunday News 8 Oct. 27/6 (advt.) See ‘Hell-Drivers’. Tuesday night at 7:30.]
1934 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 4 Apr. 9/2 I've been what people call a ‘hell driver’ for years.
1971 Cape Times 13 Feb. 7/6 The helldriver with the 99-to-1 chance of becoming the first Cape Times hell-driving champion.
2007 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y) (Nexis) 1 Apr. g1 Stunt drivers, or hell drivers as they were often called, would amaze people in the stands at raceways and county fairgrounds.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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