driver

Pronunciation: /ˈdɹaɪvɚ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the operator of a motor vehicle
  2. noun someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle
  3. noun a golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver

Etymology

From Middle English drivere, dryvere, dryvare, equivalent to drive + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Drieuwer (“driver”), Dutch drijver (“driver”), German Low German Driever (“driver”), German Treiber (“driver”), Swedish drivare (“driver”).

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
operator
Narrower (hyponyms)
chauffeur, test driver, speeder, busman, owner-driver, motorist
Opposite (antonyms)
nondriver

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