- a person who drives a vehicle
- in the driver's seat ⇒ in a position of control
- a person who drives animals
- a mechanical component that exerts a force on another to produce motion
- a club, a No. 1 wood, with a large head and deep face for tee shots
- a circuit whose output provides the input of another circuit
- a computer program that controls a device
- something that creates and fuels activity, or gives force or impetus
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
driv•er /ˈdraɪvɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- 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.
driv•er
(drī′vər),USA pronunciation n.
driv′er•less, adj.
- 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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driver /ˈdraɪvə/ n
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amber gambler
- ambo
- Andretti
- at
- back-seat driver
- barouche
- blue
- bobsleigh
- book
- box
- Brabham
- brassie
- breath test
- brougham
- bullocky
- bus
- busman's holiday
- cabbie
- cameleer
- Campbell
- carjack
- central locking
- changeover
- charioteer
- chauffeur
- Clark
- coachman
- cockpit
- coupé
- cut in
- cut up
- drive
- DVLA
- engine driver
- engineer
- fireman
- Fittipaldi
- Foster
- four-in-hand
- gong
- good
- hack
- Hamilton
- hansom
- head-up display
- Hill
- hit-and-run
- Hunt
- Jehu
- aggressive