Truckie
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A truck driver. Australia, New-Zealand, slang
"2005, “Marcus”, quoted in Rose McCrohan, Chapter 3: I Don′t Care If I Live or Die, Keith D. Gilbert (editor), Sexuality, Sport and the Culture of Risk, Volume 6, page 45, I met up with a truckie and stayed on the road with him for most of the two months. I learnt how to drive the truck, even though I didn't have a truck or even a car license. I got to know other truckies and they used to ask for me on the CB radio."
- 2 A firefighter who works from a fire truck. slang
Example
More examples"2005, “Marcus”, quoted in Rose McCrohan, Chapter 3: I Don′t Care If I Live or Die, Keith D. Gilbert (editor), Sexuality, Sport and the Culture of Risk, Volume 6, page 45, I met up with a truckie and stayed on the road with him for most of the two months. I learnt how to drive the truck, even though I didn't have a truck or even a car license. I got to know other truckies and they used to ask for me on the CB radio."
Etymology
From truck + -ie.
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