driver

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: driver

1	n	someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle
2	n	a golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver
3	n	(computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: driver

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; charioteer
the driver of a chariot; coachman
a man who drives a coach (or carriage); lasher
a driver who urges the animals on with lashes of a whip; mahout
the driver and keeper of an elephant; teamster
the driver of a team of horses doing hauling; waggoner, wagoner
the driver of a wagon

Examples:: Berna Eli Oldfield
United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946)

Types:: show 16 types...; hide 16 types...; bus driver, busman
someone who drives a bus; chauffeur
a man paid to drive a privately owned car; designated driver
the member of a party who is designated to refrain from alcohol and so is sober when it is time to drive home; honker
a driver who causes his car's horn to make a loud honking sound; kerb crawler
someone who drives slowly along the curb seeking sex from prostitutes or other women; automobilist, motorist
someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile; owner-driver
a motorist who owns the car that he/she drives; automobile driver, race driver, racer
someone who drives racing cars at high speeds; road hog, roadhog
a driver who obstructs others; speed demon, speeder
a driver who exceeds the safe speed limit; tailgater
a driver who follows too closely behind another motor vehicle; cabby, cabdriver, cabman, hack driver, hack-driver, livery driver, taxidriver, taximan
someone who drives a taxi for a living; teamster, truck driver, trucker
someone who drives a truck as an occupation; test driver
a driver who drives a motor vehicle to evaluate its performance; finisher
a racing driver who finishes a race; chauffeuse
a woman chauffeur

Type of:: manipulator, operator
an agent that operates some apparatus or machine

Type of:: wood
a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head

Type of:: service program, utility, utility program
(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer

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