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[ teem-ster ] / ˈtim stər /
nouna person who drives a team or a truck for hauling, especially as an occupation. a member of the Teamsters Union. Origin of teamsterAn Americanism dating back to 1770–80; team + -ster Words nearby teamsterteam handball, teammate, tea money, team player, team spirit, teamster, Teamsters Union, team-teach, team teaching, team up with, teamwork Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for teamsterRepublic wanted to terminate its obligations and put workers in a 401(k) (or at least a more solvent Teamster pension plan). How the IRS Wrecked Your Pension|Megan McArdle|May 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST Anuzis, once a Teamster, qualifies by temperament and territory. Give Steele a Reality Show|John Batchelor|November 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST Late that night a teamster reported that he had driven his four mules into a shell hole and broken the rear axle of his wagon. It takes from trade, remarks I. Scanlon, the teamster, but youve only got one life to live. A Northern Countryside|Rosalind Richards
There's the teamster and the off man taking charge of the outfit, even if their passenger had no other companion than her dog. Sergeant Silk the Prairie Scout|Robert Leighton The ladies heard the rustling of hay, and well understood the reason why Edwards was in the capacity of a teamster. The Pioneers|James Fenimore Cooper With that the teamster drew his driest blanket about him, settled himself comfortably, and pretended to go to sleep. Dorothy on a House Boat|Evelyn Raymond
British Dictionary definitions for teamster
nouna driver of a team of horses used for haulage US and Canadian the driver of a lorry Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |