Trucker

//ˈtɹʌkə// adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who has done something offensive; a deceitful, dishonest, or disreputable person; a deceiver; a cheat. UK, derogatory, dialectal
  2. 2
    A truck driver. Canada, US, informal

    "I says, "Pig Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck We just ain't a-gonna pay no toll." So we crashed the gate doing ninety-eight. I says "Let them truckers roll, 10-4!""

  3. 3
    One who trucks or trafficks, by trade of goods; a trafficker. archaic, dialectal

    "No man having ever yet driven a saving bargain with this great trucker for souls."

  4. 4
    someone who drives a truck as an occupation wordnet
  5. 5
    A rogue; rascal; miscreant; a ne'er-do-well. Scotland, UK, derogatory, dialectal
Adjective
  1. 1
    Dishonest; resulting from or inspired by dishonesty. Scotland, UK, derogatory, dialectal

Synonyms

All synonyms
teamstertruck driveraquariusbackseat driverbearerbheesty

Example

More examples

"A trucker nearly froze to death on the road."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English *trukere (“one who disappoints, a deceiver”), from Middle English trukien (“to fail, run out, disappoint”), equivalent to truck (“to fail”) + -er (agent noun suffix). Compare trooker.

Etymology 2

From truck (“a vehicle”) + -er (occupational suffix).

Etymology 3

From truck (“to barter, trade”) + -er (agent noun suffix).

Related phrases

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