driver
noun /ˈdraɪvə(r)/
/ˈdraɪvər/
Idioms - a bus/train/taxi driver
- a car/van driver
- an ambulance driver
- a good/careful driver
- She climbed into the driver's seat.
- The accident was the other driver's fault.
- Police have warned drivers to take care in the icy conditions.
- (British English) a learner driver (= one who has not yet passed a driving test)
- (North American English) a student driver
- (British English) a lorry driver
- (especially North American English) a truck driver
- What he wanted most was to be a racing driver.
- The car comes equipped with a driver's airbag.
- The driver of the other car walked away from the crash with minor cuts and bruises.
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorrya1, Jobsa1- a campaign aimed at car drivers to promote walking and cycling
- Dangerous drivers face imprisonment.
- She's a good driver.
- He told the driver to turn back.
- She was run over by a hit-and-run driver.
- She's an experienced and careful driver.
- The ambassador and his driver were both killed in the explosion.
- The window on the driver's side was open.
- There are parking places for disabled drivers.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- careful
- good
- safe
- …
- (in golf ) a club with a large head, used for hitting the ball long distances from the teeTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
- (computing) software that controls the sending of data between a computer and a piece of equipment that is attached to it, such as a printer
- I downloaded and installed the drivers.
- one of the main things that influence something or cause it to make progress
- Housing is a key driver of the economy.
- Young people are widely perceived as the big pop industry drivers.
see also slave-driver
Idioms
be in the driver’s seat (North American English)
(British English be in the driving seat)
- to be the person in control of a situation