Meaning of driver in English
driver noun [C] (VEHICLE)
driver noun [C] (CAUSE)
We have a vision of an internet that is free and open and is a driver of innovation.
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driver noun [C] (COMPUTING)
(Definition of driver from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
driver | Business English
be in the driver's seat US
Examples of driver
driver
The second was a sample of drivers aged less than 23 years.
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He tried to flag down passing drivers for help, but gave up after more than an hour.
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The annual running costs in terms of horsefeed and driver's wages alone amounted to almost £100.
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However, significant interaction effects were found between conduct problems and depressive symptoms for driver's license suspensions, causing pregnancy, and fatherhood.
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In a single observation the driver's words sum up the dilemma of collective stereotyping.
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Robots that assemble parts of a car are not faulted for being poor drivers.
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The results also provide some preliminary evidence that older drivers' ratings of their ability reflect their level of confidence, rather than their personality.
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Female drivers reported significantly fewer errors and intentional violations than did male drivers.
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To the best of our knowledge, only one study has directly considered the issue of confidence among older drivers.
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Interviews were carried out with road safety co-ordinators, transport planners and facilitators of older drivers' refresher courses.
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The next generations of older drivers will bring a new set of challenges for road safety.
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Typically, the widowers who had a relationship were under the age of 75, were car drivers and enjoyed good or very good health.
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Typical occupations were street sweepers, barrow boys, forklift-loader drivers, or labourers.
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First, a strike by even a proportion of core workers such as train drivers or signalmen can paralyse the network.
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Recirculating induction accelerators as drivers for heavy ion fusion.
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Collocations with driver
driver
These are words often used in combination with driver.
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ambulance driver
We are not aware of any specific instance of a national health service ambulance driver having failed to receive suitable driving training.
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careless driver
Such gates are by no means foolproof, and if a careless driver goes across the device too quickly he will break down the gate.
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delivery driver
Those principles apply just as much to the managing director as to the process operator, the chief executive and the delivery driver.
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Translations of driver
चालक…
ドライバー, 運転手, 運転手(うんてんしゅ)…
sürücü, şoför…
conducteur/-trice [masculine-feminine], chauffeur [masculine], conducteur/-trice…
conductor, -a…
bestuurder…
வாகனம் ஓட்டும் ஒருவர்…
चालक…
ડ્રાઈવર, ચાલક, ગાડી કે વાહન ચલાવનાર…
chauffør…
chaufför, förare…
pemandu…
der Fahrer…
sjåfør [masculine], fører [masculine], sjåfør…
گاڑی چلانے والا, ڈرائیور…
шофер, водій…
డ్రైవర్, వాహనం నడిపే వ్యక్తి…
গাড়ির চালক…
řidič…
sopir…
คนขับรถ…
người lái xe…
kierowca…
운전자…
autista, conducente…
