Driver

Word DRIVER
Character 6
Hyphenation driv er
Pronunciations /ˈdɹaɪ.və(ɹ)/

Definitions and meanings of "Driver"

What do we mean by driver?

One that drives, as the operator of a motor vehicle. noun

A tool, such as a screwdriver or hammer, that is used for imparting forceful pressure on another object. noun

A machine part that transmits motion or power to another part. noun

A piece of software that enables a computer to communicate with a specific hardware device. noun

A golf club with a wide head and a long shaft, used for making long shots from the tee. noun

A jib-headed spanker. noun

One who or that which drives. noun

One who drives draft-animals attached to a vehicle. noun

Formerly, in the southern United States, specifically, the overseer of a gang of slaves. noun

By extension, a locomotive-engineer. noun

A subordinate official formerly employed in driving for rent in Ireland. See drive, v. i., 8. noun

One who drives game to a hunter; in deer-hunting, one who puts the hounds on the track of the game. noun

One who sets something before him as an aim or object; an aimer. noun

One who drives logs down a stream. noun

An energetic, pushing person. noun

In the menhaden-fishery, one who drives the fish into the net by throwing stones at them from a light rowboat, a pile of stones being carried for the purpose. noun

Naut.: A large sail, like a studdingsail, formerly set abaft the mizzenmast where the spanker is now set; hence, the spanker. See cut under sail. noun

The foremost spur in the bulgeways. noun

In mach.: A driving-wheel. noun

One who drives something, in any sense of the verb to drive.

Something that drives something, in any sense of the verb to drive.

A person who drives a motorized vehicle such as a car or a bus.

A person who drives some other vehicle.

A program that acts as an interface between an application and hardware, written specifically for the device it controls.

A golf club used to drive the ball a great distance.

A kind of sail, smaller than a fore and aft spanker on a square-rigged ship, a driver is tied to the same spars.

A mallet.

A tamping iron.

A cooper's hammer for driving on barrel hoops.

A screwdriver.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Driver

The word "driver" in example sentences

"I was not _with_ the driver, I _was the driver_ and I had the honor of receiving five francs from my distinguished associate." ❋ Cleveland Moffett (1894)

The Sprinter is also available in an extended chassis version which takes 21 passengers (20+ driver) and panel van (goods space + driver+ two passenger seats, is not new to the global market, having been doing well in many countries where it is used for varied purposes.

While Maryland requires anyone with a placard to carry a copy of their medical certification and Virginia issues a special ID card with each placard, police and parking enforcement officers generally don't have access to records that would let them check if a driver is approved for parking privileges. ❋ Annys Shin (2010)

In my opinion they are no more a hunter then a driver is a drunk driver. ❋ Unknown (2009)

No amount of eye rolling or shoulder shrugging can change their minds, and so whiplash collar firmly around her neck, and safely secured to a stretcher, the driver is airlifted from the highway to the hospital -- across the street from the accident site. ❋ Christine Negroni (2010)

This driver is the choice of golf Legend Gary Player. ❋ Unknown (2009)

… By the way, any more than 4 bumper-stickers on the rear of a car, van or truck, and the driver is a tad nuts! datingjesus ❋ Unknown (2009)

Japanese scientists are working on a car seat which can detect when a driver is about to fall asleep at the wheel. ❋ Unknown (2007)

In other data from a group called the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), they concluded that: ... the least-safe small cars are at least 90% more dangerous than midsize and full-size cars, meaning the driver is almost twice as likely to be killed. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Oh, one bit of drama: the driver is asleep at the dead man's switch. ❋ Unknown (2006)

These cabs are custom desgined so that the driver is able to cause the meter to spike at will. ❋ Dean Francis Alfar (2003)

Our driver is Billy Reed (not "Billy", "Billy Reed") - an old friend of Shelton Drumm's, he says - and his wonderful accent is already relaxing me. ❋ Roger Langridge (2010)

You should never assume that a car can see you, or that the driver is paying any attention whatsoever. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If an unauthorized driver is caught driving your temporarily imported car it could mean big trouble for you. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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