A person whose job is to drive a truck.
thousands of lorry drivers make a living transporting grain
Example sentencesExamples
- A witness said although the lorry driver could see them, the vehicle was unable to brake in time.
- I sincerely hope that the extra expense to independent lorry drivers of using the bypass will be reimbursed by those who provide and receive their freight.
- A long-distance lorry driver, their father was often away for several days at a time.
- He suddenly found himself classed as disabled and lost his job as a lorry driver, forcing him to depend on social security benefits.
- One lorry driver said he had been coming to the town for ten years because it was safe and near the A1.
- He worked as a long-distance lorry driver until he retired.
- A lorry driver had a lucky escape when a large hoarding surrounding a building site collapsed onto his vehicle.
- Lorry drivers went on strike for two days against rising fuel prices.
- Foreign lorry drivers who commit motoring offences in Britain face on-the-spot penalties under government plans to stop them avoiding fines by leaving the country.
- Lorry drivers angry over low pay began preparing blockades last night as final talks with employers got underway.