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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024driv•er /ˈdraɪvɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person or thing that drives.
- a person who drives a vehicle.
- a person who drives animals, such as a cowboy.
- Sporta golf club with a wooden head.
- Computingsoftware that controls the connection between a computer and another device, such as a printer.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024driv•er (drī′vər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that drives.
- a person who drives a vehicle;
coachman, chauffeur, etc. - a person who drives an animal or animals, as a drover or cowboy.
- SportAlso called number one wood. [Golf.]a club with a wooden head whose face has almost no slope, for hitting long, low drives from the tee.
- [Mach.]
- Mechanical Engineeringa part that transmits force or motion.
- Mechanical Engineeringthe member of a pair of connected pulleys, gears, etc., that is nearer to the power source.
- Computingsoftware or hardware that controls the interface between a computer and a peripheral device.
- Rail TransportSee driving wheel (def. 2).
- Rail Transport, British Terms[Brit.]a locomotive engineer.
- Sound Reproduction[Audio.]
- the part of a loudspeaker that transforms the electrical signal into sound.
- the entire loudspeaker.
- [Naut.]
- Naval Termsa jib-headed spanker sail.
- Naval Termsa designation given to one of the masts abaft the mizzen on a sailing vessel having more than three masts, either the fifth or sixth from forward. Cf. pusher (def. 4), spanker (def. 1b).
- Middle English drivere. See drive, -er1 1350–1400
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