driverdriv‧er /ˈdraɪvə $ -ər/ ●●● S1 W2 noun [countable] 
a taxi driver Do you think you’re a good driver?2technical a piece of software that makes a computer work with another piece of equipment such as a printer or a mouse3a golf club with a wooden head → back seat driver at back seat(2), → Sunday driver at Sunday(3)COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + drivera taxi/bus/truck etc driver· Car drivers face a new daily charge to enter the capital.a racing driver (=driving racing cars in competitions)· world famous racing drivers like Lewis Hamiltona good driver· He thinks he’s a very good driver.a careful/safe driver· Since I had the accident, I’m a much more careful driver.a bad driver· There are a lot of bad drivers on the roads.a dangerous driver· Some young men tend to be dangerous drivers.a reckless driver (=taking risks and not worrying about the results)· Reckless drivers should be given more severe punishments.a drunken/drunk driver (=who has drunk too much alcohol)· Her husband was killed by a drunken driver.a hit-and-run driver (=in which a car driver hits someone and does not stop)· The boy was in hospital after being knocked down by a hit-and-run driver.a learner driver (=who is learning to drive)· Learner drivers spend a lot of money on driving lessons.an experienced driver (=who has a lot of experience of driving)· Young drivers are ten times more likely to be killed on the road than experienced drivers.an inexperienced driver (=who does not have much experience of driving)· Many accidents are caused by young or inexperienced drivers.a delivery driver (=delivering goods to a place)· He’s a delivery driver for a pizza takeaway restaurant.THESAURUSdriver someone who regularly drives, or someone who is driving a car, train, etc at a particular time: · Car drivers now pay more than ever for fuel.· The coach was badly damaged, but the driver was unhurt.motorist [usually plural] especially written someone who drives a car – used especially when talking about car drivers in general: · increased taxes on the motorist· Motorists who are caught speeding have to pay a heavy fine.chauffeur someone whose job is to drive a car for someone else: · He was picked up by a chauffeur in a limousine.trucker American English informal someone who drives a truck: · Mexico has no limit on how many hours truckers can drive daily.road hog informal someone who drives dangerously, without considering the safety of other people on the road, for example by not letting other drivers pass: · Some road hogs drive at well below the speed limit, because they want to use their mobile phones.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A lot of truck drivers stop at this restaurant because it's open all night.
- Car drivers now pay more than ever for fuel.
- Foreign investors think that Latin America's need for them puts them in the driver's seat.
- Harry asked the cab driver to stop outside the store for a couple of minutes while he bought a paper.
- He got into the driver's seat and started the engine.
- Many drivers suffer from backache.
- Some women drivers are concerned about their personal safety.
- The car was almost torn in half in the crash but amazingly the driver was unhurt.
- The limousine pulled up outside the church and the driver got out.
- For example it monitors driving times and can tell a driver when he needs to take a break.
- The driver climbed lazily out of the Jeep and walked up holding an army canteen whose yellow surface was peeling.
- The driver of a third car also lost control and went into a skid.
- The driver was already pulling away in the Rolls, and Edouard already striding towards the house.
- The car was unmarked, there were no military or diplomatic plates, no official driver, no bodyguard.
- Two years ago tomorrow a family of four died when a driver fell asleep on the A420 and collided with them.
THESAURUS
someone who regularly drives, or someone who is driving a car, train, etc at a particular time: · Car drivers now pay more than ever for fuel.· The coach was badly damaged, but the driver was unhurt.
[usually plural] especially written someone who drives a car – used especially when talking about car drivers in general: · increased taxes on the motorist· Motorists who are caught speeding have to pay a heavy fine.
someone whose job is to drive a car for someone else: · He was picked up by a chauffeur in a limousine.
American English informal someone who drives a truck: · Mexico has no limit on how many hours truckers can drive daily.
informal someone who drives dangerously, without considering the safety of other people on the road, for example by not letting other drivers pass: · Some road hogs drive at well below the speed limit, because they want to use their mobile phones.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone whose job it is to drive a car, train, etc · The limousine pulled up outside the church and the driver got out.truck/lorry etc driver · A lot of truck drivers stop at this restaurant because it's open all night.cab/taxi/bus etc driver · Harry asked the cab driver to stop outside the store for a couple of minutes while he bought a paper.
someone whose job is to drive a car for someone else: · I'll learn to drive and be some film star's chauffeur.· a chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce
someone who drives a car, train etc someone who regularly drives or is driving a car, train, etc: · Many drivers suffer from backache.· The car was almost torn in half in the crash but amazingly the driver was unhurt.· Car drivers now pay more than ever for fuel.· Some women drivers are concerned about their personal safety.driver's seat/door/side etc: · He got into the driver's seat and started the engine.
someone who drives a car - use this especially to talk about the costs of driving or the laws that affect driving: · Motorists are developing the habit of buying a new car every other year.· Safety needs to be improved, not only for motorists but also for pedestrians.the motorist (=all motorists): · The countryside is being destroyed for the benefit of the motorist.
someone who rides a motorcycle: · Three motorcyclists dressed in black rode past.· The President's car arrived with its escort of police motorcyclists.
someone who rides a bicycle or motorcycle: · The rider wasn't badly hurt, but his bicycle was all smashed- up.· The leading rider in this year's motorcycle championship is Wayne Rainey.
especially British someone who rides a bicycle: · Most cyclists in London have their bikes stolen eventually.· Cyclists are demanding more and safer cycle paths in the city.a keen cyclist: · Heather, a keen cyclist, is hoping to raise £10,000 by riding her bike across Europe.
WORD SETSaccess, verbaccess point, nounaccess time, nounaccounting system, accumulator, nounadd-on, nounADSL, nounaffective computing, nounAI, nounALGOL, nounalias, nounANSI, anti-spam, adjectiveanti-virus, adjectiveanti-virus software, nounAPL, nounapp, nounApple, Apple Macintosh, applet, nounapplication, nounapplication software, nounarcade game, nounarchitecture, nounarchive, nounarchive, verbarray, nounartificial intelligence, nounASCII, nounASIC, nounASP, nounassembly language, nounasynchronous, adjectiveAT&T, attachment, nounaudit trail, nounautomate, verbautomated, adjectiveautomation, nounavatar, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectiveB2E, adjectiveBabbage, Charles, backslash, nounbackspace, nounbackup, nounback-up copy, bandwidth, nounbar code, nounBASIC, nounbatch, nounbatch processing, nounbaud rate, nounBerners-Lee, Tim, bespoke, adjectivebeta test, nounBig Blue, bioinformatics, nounbiometric, adjectivebit, nounbitmap, nounBlackBerry, nounbloatware, nounblog, nounBluetooth, nounBMP, nounbond certificate, book entry, bookmark, nounbookmark, verbbook of final entry, nounbook of first entry, nounBoolean, adjectiveboot, verbbootable, adjectivebootstrapping, nounbot, nounbotnet, nounbps, brain dump, nounbroadband, nounbrown goods, nounbrowse, verbbrowser, nounbubble jet printer, nounbuddy list, nounbuffer, nounbuffer, verbbug, nounbulletin board, nounbundle, nounbundle, verbburn, verbbus, nounbusiness continuity services, nounbusiness continuity services, button, nounbyte, nounCabinet Office Briefing Rooms, cable modem, nouncache, nouncache, verbCAD, nounCAD/CAM, nounCAL, nounCalifornia, nounCALL, nounCAM, nounCambridge, Capita, caps lock, nouncapture, verbcapture, nouncard, nouncathode ray tube, nounCAT scan, nounCBT, nounCD-R, nounCD-ROM, nounCD-ROM drive, CDRW, nounCD-RW, nouncentral processing unit, nouncentral processor, nounCGI, nounCHAPS, character, nounchat room, nouncheat, nouncheckbox, nounchip, nounchip card, CIM, CIO, clerical assistant, click, verbclickable, adjectiveclient, nounclient machine, client-server, adjectiveclient/server architecture, clip art, nounclipboard, nouncloaking, nounclock cycle, nounclock speed, nounclone, nouncluster, nounCOBOL, nouncode, nouncoder, nouncom, Comdex, nouncommand, nouncomm port, comms, nouncompact disc, nounCompaq, compatibility, nouncompatible, adjectivecompatible, nouncompile, verbcompiler, nouncompress, verbcomputer, nouncomputer (industry) analyst, computer-aided, adjectivecomputer-aided design, nouncomputer-aided manufacture, computer-aided manufacturing, nouncomputer-assisted, adjectivecomputerate, adjectivecomputer-based training, computer-generated, adjectivecomputer-integrated manufacture, computerize, verbcomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer modelling, nouncomputer science, nouncomputer system, computer virus, nouncomputing, nounconcordance, nounconfiguration, nounconfigure, verbconnect, verbconnectivity, nounconsole, nouncontrol, nouncontrol key, nouncookie, nouncoordinate, nounCorel, corrupt, verbcounter, nouncourseware, nounCPU, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncracker, nouncrash, verbcrash, nounCroft, Lara, cross-platform, adjectivecross-posting, nounCtrl, nouncursor, nouncut, verbcutover, nouncyber-, prefixcybercrime, nouncybernetics, nouncyberpunk, nouncybersickness, nouncyberspace, nouncyberterrorist, nouncyberwidow, noundata, noundata bank, noundatabase, noundatabase management, database management system, data capture, noundata centre, data dictionary, noundata encryption standard, noundata file, data interchange format file, data mining, noundata processing, noundata protection, Data Protection Act, the, Dateline, daytrader, nounday trading, nounDBMS, debug, verbdecision support system, decode, verbdecompress, verbdecrypt, verbdefault, noundefragment, verbDel, noundelete, verbdeletion, noundeliverable, noundematerialize, verbdemo, verbdemonstration version, denial of service attack, noundeselect, verbdesktop, noundesktop computer, noundesktop publishing, noundestination site, dialogue box, noundial-up, adjectivedigerati, noundigicam, noundigital nervous system, digital rights management, digital wallet, nounDilbert, direct access, noundirectory, noundisaster recovery, noundisc, noundisinfect, verbdisk, noundisk drive, noundiskette, noundisk operating system, display, noundisplay, verbdistributed processing, Dixons, dock, noundock, verbdocking station, noundocument, noundocument sharing, noundongle, nounDOS, noundot-matrix printer, noundouble click, verbdouble-click, verbdouble density, adjectivedown, adverbdownload, verbdownload, noundownloadable, adjectivedowntime, noundown time, downwardly compatible, adjectiveDP, noundrag, verbdrive, noun-driven, suffixdriver, noundropdown, noundrop down, noundrop-down menu, nounDTP, noundumb terminal, dump, verbdump, nounDVD, nounDVD-ROM, nounEasdaq, noune-book, noune-business, nounECN, noune-commerce, nouneditor, nounedutainment, noune-fatigue, nounE-FIT, nounEFTPOS, nounelectronic, adjectiveelectronic bill of lading, electronic cottage, nounelectronic data interchange, nounelectronic funds transfer, nounelectronic invoice, electronic mail, nounelectronic media, electronic publishing, nounelectronics, nounelectrosmog, nounEllison, Larry, email, nounemail account, embed, verbencrypt, verbend-to-end, adjectiveenter, verbenterprise application integration, nounentry, nounEPROM, noune-publishing, nounequipment leasing, erase, verbErnie, error, nounerror message, nounescape key, Ethernet, noune-ticket, nounE-ticket, nounexecutable, nounexecute, verbexecution, nounexit, verbexpansion card, nounexpansion slot, nounexpert system, nounexport, verbextension, nounextranet, nouneye scan, nounF2F, adjectivefabricator, nounfactory preset, nounfatware, nounfeed, verbfeed, nounfield, nounfifth generation computer, file, nounfile manager, nounfilename, nounfile sharing, nounfile transfer, filing system, filter, nounfirewall, nounfirmware, nounfirst generation, nounfirst in, first out, nounfirst-person shooter, nounfive nines, nounfixed wireless, nounflash, verbflash, nounflash drive, nounflash memory, nounflatscreen, adjectiveflat screen, flip chip, nounfloor broker, floppy disk, nounfly-by-wire, nounfolder, nounfont, nounfooter, nounfootprint, nounforklift upgrade, nounformat, verbFortran, nounforum, noun404, adjectivefreeware, nounftp, nounfunction, nounfunctionality, nounfunction key, nounfungible, adjectivefuzzy logic, nounGame Boy, gameplay, noungamer, noungaming, noungarbage in, garbage out, Gates, Bill, gateway, nounghost, nounGIF, noungigabit, noungigabyte, nounGIGO, GIS, nounGlitter, Gary, global, adjectiveGLOBEX, nounGMS, nounGoogle, gopher, noungraphical, adjectivegraphical user interface, noungraphics, noungraphics card, noungraphic software, grid computing, noungroupware, nounGUI, nounhack, verbhack, nounhacker, nounhacktivist, nounhandshake, nounhard copy, nounhard disk, nounhard drive, nounhardware, nounhard-wired, adjectiveHawk, Tony, Hawking, Stephen, head, nounheader, nounhelp, nounhelp desk, nounhelp menu, help screen, nounHewlett Packard, hexadecimal, adjectivehigh-definition, adjectivehigh-level, adjectivehigh-level language, highlight, verbhome computer, home office, nounhome shopping, hookup, nounhook-up, nounhost computer, hot key, nounhot link, nounhot spot, nounHTML, nounhttp, hyperlink, nounhypertext, nounIBM, icon, nounICT, nounidentifier, nouniMac, nounimport, verbinbox, nounincremental backup, nounincubator space, industrial design, infect, verbinfected, adjectiveinformation exchange, information retrieval, nouninformation system, information technology, nouninfowar, nouninitialize, verbinkjet printer, nouninput, nouninput, verbinput/output, adjectiveinstall, verbinstaller, nounInstinet, Intel, intelligent terminal, interactive, adjectiveinteractive whiteboard, nouninterface, nouninterface, verbInternational Securities Exchange, nounInternet cafe, nounInternet Service Provider, interpreter, nounintranet, nouninvoke, verbIP address, nouniPod, nouniris scan, nounISDN, nounISP, nounIT, nouniterate, verbiTunes, iTV, nounJava, nounjob, nounjob bank, Jobs, Steve, joystick, nounJPEG, nounK, KB, keno, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkeyboard, verbkeyboarder, nounkeypad, nounkeystroke, nounkeyword, nounkilobyte, nounkit, nounkludge, nounknowledge base, Kraftwerk, LAN, nounlanguage, nounlaptop, nounlaser disk, nounlaser printer, nounlaunch, verbLCD, nounlight industry, nounlight pen, nounline printer, nounlink, verbLinux, nounLISP, nounlisting paper, listserv, nounload, verblocal area network, nounlog file, LOGO, nounloop, nounlow-level, adjectiveMac, nounmachine, nounmachine code, nounmachine language, machine-readable, adjectiveMacintosh, nounmacro, nounmagnetic disk, nounmagnetic media, nounmagnetic tape, nounmail, nounmail, verbmailbomb, nounmailbox, nounmailing list, nounmail merge, nounmainframe, nounmainframe computer, main memory, manual, adjectivemaximize, verbmegabyte, nounmemory, nounmemory address, memory bank, nounmemory card, nounmemory hog, nounMemory Stick, nounmenu, nounmessage, nounmetadata, nounmicro, nounmicrochip, nounmicrocomputer, nounmicroelectronics, nounmicroprocessor, nounMicrosoft, MIDI, nounmigrate, verbmigration, nounMillennium bug, minicomputer, nounminimize, verbmips, mission-critical, adjectiveMIT, mixer, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmodem, nounmodule, nounmonitor, nounMoore, Gordon, Moore's Law, nounmorphing, nounmotherboard, nounMotorola, mouse, nounmouse mat, nounmouse miles, nounmouse potato, nounMP3 player, nounMP4 player, nounMPEG, nounMSC, nounMS-DOS, multimedia, adjectivemulti-player gaming, nounmultiple applications, multiplexer, nounmultitasking, nounnagware, nounNasdaq, nounNASDAQ, Naseem, Prince, National Market System, nounNEC, nerd, nounnest, verbNetscape Navigator, network, nounnetwork, verbneural computer, nounneural network, nounneuroinformatics, nounnewbie, nounnew economy, nounNintendo, node, nounnoise, nounnotebook, nounnumber-cruncher, nounnumber crunching, nounobject, nounobject language, object-oriented, adjectiveOCR, nounOfex, nounoffice machinery, offline, adverboff-line, adjectiveonline, adjectiveonline catalogue, online updating, nounon-screen, adjectiveopen, verbOpen Group, the, open outcry, nounopen system, nounoperating system, nounoperation, nounoptical character recognition, nounoptical fibre, nounoption, nounorder, nounorganizing business, OSI, nounoutbox, nounoutput, nounoutput, verbover-the-counter dealing, over-the-counter market, over-the-counter share, over-the-counter stock, over-the-counter trading, overwrite, verbP2P, adjectivepackage, nounpacket, nounpacket-switching, nounpage, nounpage break, nounpalette, nounpalm phone, nounpalmtop, nounpaperless, adjectiveparallel data query, parallel port, parallel processing, nounPASCAL, nounpass-along, adjectivepassword, nounpaste, verbpasting, nounpatch, nounpause, verbPC, nounPC Card, nounPDA, nounPDF, nounPDF file, pen drive, nounPentium, peripheral, adjectiveperipheral, nounpersonal communicator, nounpersonal computer, nounpersonal electronic device, nounpersonal organizer, nounpetaflop, nounphishing, nounping, verbpiracy, nounpirate, verbpixel, nounplasma screen, nounplatform, nounplatform game, nounPlayStation, plotter, nounplug and play, nounplug-and-play, adjectiveplug-in, nounpointer, nounpop-under, nounpop-up, nounport, nounport, verbportable, adjectivepost, verbpost-industrial, adjectivePostScript, nounPowerPoint, nounprint, verbprinter, nounprintout, nounprint-out, nounprint preview, nounprocess, verbprocessing, nounprocessor, nounprogram, nounprogram, verbprogram file, programmable, adjectiveprogrammer, nounprogramme trading, programming, nounprogramming language, PROLOG, nounPROM, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounprotocol, nounPsion, pull down, nounpull-down, adjectivepull-down menu, nounpunched card, nounquantum computer, nounQuarkXPress, queue, nounqwerty, adjectiveRAM, nounrandom access memory, nounread, verbread only memory, read-only memory, nounread-out, nounread-write, adjectivereal-time, adjectivereboot, verbrecall, verbre-chip, verbrecord, nounrecord, verbrefresh, verbreload, verbremaster, verbremote access, nounremote control, nounremote working, nounreseller, nounreset, verbrespawn, verbretinal scanner, nounretrieval, nounretrieve, verbretry, verbreturn, nounright-click, verbrip, verbroad warrior, nounrobot, nounrollover, nounROM, nounRoute 128, nounrouter, nounroutine, nounRSI, nounRTF, nounrun, verbsalami slicing, nounSamsung, save, verbscalability, nounscalable, adjectivescan, verbscanner, nounscramble, verbscreen, nounscreen-based, adjectivescreen dump, nounscreensaver, nounscreen saver, nounscreenshot, nounscroll, verbscroll bar, nounscroll key, SCSI, nounSEAQ, search, nounsearch, verbsearchable, adjectivesearch engine, nounSEATS, nounsecurity rating, SEGA, self-healing, adjectivesend, verbserial port, server, nounserver farm, nounservice bureau, nounservice pack, nounSET, nounset-up, nounSFA, nounSGML, nounshareware, nounshift, nounshift key, nounshoot-'em-up, nounshopping bot, sig file, nounsilicon, nounsilicon chip, nounSilicon Fen, nounSilicon Glen, Silicon Valley, sim, nounSIMM, nounsimulation, nounSinclair, Sir Clive, single sourcing, skin, nounslo-mo, adjectivesmall office/home office, nounsmart, adjectivesmart bomb, nounsneakernet, nounsoft copy, nounsoftware, nounsoftware engineering, SoHo, SOHO, nounSonic the Hedgehog, sort, nounsoundcard, nounsource code, nounspace bar, nounspam, nounspeech recognition, nounspeech recognition software, speech synthesizer, nounspellcheck, nounspellchecker, nounspell-checker, nounspider, nounspider food, nounspim, nounsplit screen, nounspreadsheet, nounspreadsheet software, spyware, nounstandalone, adjectivestand-alone, adjectivestandby time, nounStarr Report, the, nounstarter pack, nounstart-up, nounstorage, nounstorage unit, store, verbstore-and-forward, nounstrategic information system, stream, verbstreaming, nounStreet Fighter, string, nounstylus, nounsubdirectory, nounsubroutine, nounsuite, nounSun Microsystems, sunrise industry, nounsupercomputer, nounsuperserver, nounsupport, verbsupport, nounswitching, nounsynchronous, adjectivesyntax, nounsynthespian, nounsystem, nounsystem administrator, nounsystems analyst, nounsystems programmer, system tray, nountab, verbtab key, nountab stop, nountag, nountag, verbtape, nountape drive, taskbar, nountechie, nountechnical support, nountechno-, prefixtechnocracy, nountechno-geek, nountechnophobe, nountechy, telecentre, nountelecommuter, nountelematics, nounteleprinter, nounteleworker, nountemplate, nounterabyte, nounteraflop, nounterminal, nountestdeck, nountext-to-speech, adjectivethird-generation, adjectivethird-party software, thumbnail, nountickbox, nountick box, nountime out, nountime-sharing, nountitle bar, nountoggle, nountoner, nountoolbar, nountoolbox, nounTOPIC, nountop-level domain, nountop ranking, nounTorvalds, Linus, Toshiba, Tottenham Court Road, touchpad, nountouch screen, nountrackball, nountransaction processing, transputer, nounTrojan horse, nountroubleshooter, nounTTS, Turing, Alan, tutorial, nounundo, verbuninstall, verbunique visitor, nounUnix, noununlisted share, unlisted stock, unrecoverable error, unzip, verbup, adverbupdate, nounupgrade, verbupload, verbupload, nounuptime, nounusability, nounUSB, nounUSB drive, nounuser-friendly, adjectiveuser group, nounuser interface, nounuser name, nounUS Robotics, utility, nounVActor, nounvalid, adjectivevalue-added reseller, vapourware, nounVDT, nounVDU, nounVGA, nounvideocard, nounvideo game, nounvideo snacking, nounviral marketing, nounvirtual, adjectivevirtual corporation, virtually, adverbvirtual memory, nounvirtual office, nounvirtual organization, virtual reality, nounvirus, nounvoice print, nounvoice recognition, wallpaper, nounWAN, nounWAP, noun-ware, suffixwar game, nounWAV, nounwearable, nounWeb 2.0, nounweb browser, nounweb crawler, nounweb design, nounweb development, web-enabled, adjectiveweb hosting, nounweb log, nounweb log file, wide area network, wi-fi, nounWi-Fi, nounwild card, nounwindow, nounWindows, Wintel, wipe, verbWiponet, nounwireless internet, wireless networking, nounWord, Wordperfect, word processor, nounworkspace, nounworkstation, nounWorld Wide Web, the, worm, nounWozniak, Steve, write, verbwrite-protected, adjectiveWYSIWYG, nounXbox, XML, nounY2K, nounYahoo!, zap, verbzip file, nounzombie, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYADJECTIVES/NOUN + driver the ambulance driver Women are safer drivers than men. a truck driverCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Car drivers face a new daily charge to enter the capital.
(=driving racing cars in competitions)· world famous racing drivers like Lewis Hamilton
· He thinks he’s a very good driver.
· Since I had the accident, I’m a much more careful driver.
· There are a lot of bad drivers on the roads.
· Some young men tend to be dangerous drivers.
(=taking risks and not worrying about the results)· Reckless drivers should be given more severe punishments.
(=who has drunk too much alcohol)· Her husband was killed by a drunken driver.
(=in which a car driver hits someone and does not stop)· The boy was in hospital after being knocked down by a hit-and-run driver.
(=who is learning to drive)· Learner drivers spend a lot of money on driving lessons.
(=who has a lot of experience of driving)· Young drivers are ten times more likely to be killed on the road than experienced drivers.
(=who does not have much experience of driving)· Many accidents are caused by young or inexperienced drivers.
(=delivering goods to a place)· He’s a delivery driver for a pizza takeaway restaurant.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES the ambulance driver· She asked the bus driver where to get off for the Botanical Gardens.
· Many cab drivers fear being robbed.
· Every year 1500 car drivers and passengers die in road accidents.
· He worked as a part-time coach driver.
· Investigators believe the crash was caused by pilot error.
· Learner drivers often tend to grip the steering wheel too tightly.
Women are safer drivers than men.· He climbed into the driver's seat.
· He paid the taxi driver and got out.
· The train driver apologized for the late departure.
a truck driver· It was in that respect that James differed most radically from the other drivers I was getting to know.· The other driver was also only shaken.· Voice over Other drivers described how the Metro overtook a caravan and then started weaving from side to side.· Each was questioned on driving behaviour, experience, attitude to other drivers, the influence of others and leisure activities.· Using the correct position and signals really helps other drivers.· He spent much of the time swerving and cursing other drivers.· For no apparent reason he had collided with a car coming in the opposite direction, killing the other driver instantly.· The other driver, Douglas Ward, 48, of Yedingham, Malton, suffered shock.
· The couple were introduced by Steffi's racing driver brother Michael.· Second, in making occupational and recreational choices, for example being a racing driver or going climbing, people do take risks.· Until 1979, Ward worked as a racing driver.· The racing driver one, after all.· Company men, like former world champion racing driver Jackie Stewart believe it's a world beater.· Racer raided RACING driver Derek Bell had trophies and mementoes worth Pounds 10,000 stolen from his home.· Clark, twice world champion racing driver, was the first honorary freeman of Duns.
· Shock tactics to drum safety into young drivers.· The leading prize was the Grovewood Award which went to the outstanding young driver of the year.· Read in studio Shock tactics are being used to make young drivers more aware of danger on the roads.· It has to find a way to appeal to younger drivers.· It seems the young drivers like to play up to an audience.· We got change for a £5 note from a young taxi driver recently.· This video has been put together by Oxfordshire ambulance service to warn young drivers of the dangers of getting behind the wheel.· He recruits young drivers from their results on the karting and lower formula racing circuit.
NOUN· After several decades of cyclists being terrorised by the bus drivers, the seeds of a counter-movement are taking shape.· This bus driver has driven us to the promised land.· They also care about trainspotters and bus drivers.· State and local governments hire teachers, bus drivers, police, and firefighters.· My bus driver, in the morning, spoke in a guttural Derry accent.· Also patron of bus drivers, motorists, porters, travelers, truck drivers; he is invoked against nightmares.· School route: Durham county council has reminded school bus drivers that they should not use the narrow Roundhill Road route.
· Male cab drivers in Gloucester said running a female only business would give an unfair impression of men.· Coffee grounds and cab drivers tend to be less precise than computers.· I told the cab driver to wait and watched Jules as he went up to the house.· David P.. Schneider is a cab driver in San Francisco.· Worked as a cab driver, plumber, and studio assistant to the sculptor, Richard Serrs.· Andy Brown, the gullible foil and friend of Kingfish, and Amos Jones, a salt-of-the-earth cab driver.· Simm's cab driver recognises him.
· Sports car drivers might prefer less body roll when cornering.· The typical conjecture is that if you protect car driver from their mistakes you encourage bad driving.· Race car drivers are, by their very nature, entrepreneurs.· The same would apply to the abstracted car driver.· The distracted car driver who arrives at her destination without mishap ipsofacto saw where she was going.
· More complex services - from device driver interfaces up will be handled by the operating system personality on top.· This, in turn, relieves the software houses of the problem of having to write and test numerous device drivers.· It is now said to have completed the main porting work and is now wading through the device driver work.· It will provide updated device drivers for the next release of Windows For Workgroups.· Specific device drivers are required for each relational database.
· He was working as a lorry driver but was no longer enjoying it.· He now works as a lorry driver.· Former lorry driver Leonard Marder finds it difficult to walk because of an infected leg caused by varicose veins.· E.g. A lorry driver may sustain an injury which will prevent him from ever driving a lorry again.· For six weeks a jury has heard the callousness with which the lorry driver treated his human cargo.· And lorry drivers don't sheet their loads, so the dust streams off the backs of the lorries.· Dalton was a lorry driver, Fox didn't even have a driving licence.· The public did not blame Opec, the oil companies, the lorry drivers, or Uncle Tom Cobbleigh...
· Angry taxi drivers responded by boycotting a planned workshop on treating customers courteously.· Because as part of their battle plan the taxi drivers are offering them free rides.· It all seemed to depend on the maneuvering skills of the taxi driver and the state of the tides.· Kim had worked as a taxi driver for about five years.· He even asked the taxi driver to go via an off licence.· Harpenden police confirmed that a unit had been called out to resolve a dispute between Andy Linighan and a taxi driver.· As it turned out, he was the only taxi driver not to try to cheat me.
· A spokesman said the freight train driver spotted the danger but could not prevent the collision.· In the extreme case of train drivers, there is no transfer into the hierarchy above the entry grade.· They were joined by underground train drivers in the capital.· So you're both going to be firemen, not train drivers?· First, a strike by even a proportion of core workers such as train drivers or signalmen can paralyse the network.· So ticket collectors would strike while train drivers worked normally.
· If you are a dentist or a forklift truck driver it is easy to tell others what your skills are.· These rank-and-file members, truck drivers, or waitresses, or whoever, are they capable of running the local?· Fork truck driver not looking where going. 24.· At first glance, he resembled a truck driver, or perhaps a mercenary soldier.· The sailor was by then a truck driver.· Also patron of bachelors, bus drivers, porters, travelers, and truck drivers; he is invoked against nightmares.· The truck driver survived with injuries, firemen said.· The truck driver Gurjit Singh, 27, was not injured.
VERB· A To help alleviate the personal security fears of lone lady drivers, and allow drivers to make business calls whilst enroute.· At about 7: 50 the stoplights were working along Market Street, once again allowing drivers to run them.· A dashboard-mounted lever allows the driver to make easy direction changes.· The automatic transmission also allows the driver to select either of two sets of shifting points to emphasize power or economy.
· Note that an officer who is not authorised to test and inspect will have to ask the driver before his examination.· The roadblocks were really drunk-driving checkpoints at which police simply would ask drivers if they had a gun in the car.· He even asked the taxi driver to go via an off licence.· Why did I not ask Koju, my driver, to drive?· He had asked the driver to wait two minutes whilst he saw whether or not I was through customs and in the foyer.· Park your car in the middle of the road and ask a passing driver for help.· She asked the driver to take her to the estate agent.· As I turned back, I regretted not having asked the driver if he had seen our Land Rover.
· When I was hit by a drunk driver in 1980, crossing the road in Los Angeles.· With the fairway firm and running, players who hit drivers left themselves with pitch shots into the green.· They hit coshed the driver and made off with two and a half million pounds in used five pound notes.· He hit the driver well, leaving himself 221 yards for his second shot.· You don't need to hit driver.
· For no apparent reason he had collided with a car coming in the opposite direction, killing the other driver instantly.· Drunk drivers My 16-year-old son, Louis, was killed by a drunk driver on 13 July, 1992.· The freight train that ploughed into it, killing its driver, will then be moved.· And some criminals pretending to act on my orders have been killing drivers and then stealing their cars.
· Notes Note A. About yourself For driver licensing purposes you are asked to declare your main forename.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► back seat driver
- He has the settled attitude of the Sunday driver.
- Too many Sunday drivers for my liking.
WORD FAMILYnoundrivedriverdrivingadjectivedrivingverbdrive
1someone who drives a car, bus etc: a taxi driver Do you think you’re a good driver?2technical a piece of software that makes a computer work with another piece of equipment such as a printer or a mouse3a golf club with a wooden head → back seat driver at back seat(2), → Sunday driver at Sunday(3)COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + drivera taxi/bus/truck etc driver· Car drivers face a new daily charge to enter the capital.a racing driver (=driving racing cars in competitions)· world famous racing drivers like Lewis Hamiltona good driver· He thinks he’s a very good driver.a careful/safe driver· Since I had the accident, I’m a much more careful driver.a bad driver· There are a lot of bad drivers on the roads.a dangerous driver· Some young men tend to be dangerous drivers.a reckless driver (=taking risks and not worrying about the results)· Reckless drivers should be given more severe punishments.a drunken/drunk driver (=who has drunk too much alcohol)· Her husband was killed by a drunken driver.a hit-and-run driver (=in which a car driver hits someone and does not stop)· The boy was in hospital after being knocked down by a hit-and-run driver.a learner driver (=who is learning to drive)· Learner drivers spend a lot of money on driving lessons.an experienced driver (=who has a lot of experience of driving)· Young drivers are ten times more likely to be killed on the road than experienced drivers.an inexperienced driver (=who does not have much experience of driving)· Many accidents are caused by young or inexperienced drivers.a delivery driver (=delivering goods to a place)· He’s a delivery driver for a pizza takeaway restaurant.THESAURUSdriver someone who regularly drives, or someone who is driving a car, train, etc at a particular time: · Car drivers now pay more than ever for fuel.· The coach was badly damaged, but the driver was unhurt.motorist [usually plural] especially written someone who drives a car – used especially when talking about car drivers in general: · increased taxes on the motorist· Motorists who are caught speeding have to pay a heavy fine.chauffeur someone whose job is to drive a car for someone else: · He was picked up by a chauffeur in a limousine.trucker American English informal someone who drives a truck: · Mexico has no limit on how many hours truckers can drive daily.road hog informal someone who drives dangerously, without considering the safety of other people on the road, for example by not letting other drivers pass: · Some road hogs drive at well below the speed limit, because they want to use their mobile phones.