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driver

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1. driver - Noun

2. Driver - Proper noun

Meaning

One who, or that which, drives; the person or thing that urges or compels anything else to move onward.

The person who drives beasts or a carriage; a coachman; a charioteer, etc.; hence, also, one who controls the movements of a locomotive.

An overseer of a gang of slaves or gang of convicts at their work.

A part that transmits motion to another part by contact with it, or through an intermediate relatively movable part, as a gear which drives another, or a lever which moves another through a link, etc. Specifically:

The driving wheel of a locomotive.

An attachment to a lathe, spindle, or face plate to turn a carrier.

A crossbar on a grinding mill spindle to drive the upper stone.

The after sail in a ship or bark, being a fore-and-aft sail attached to a gaff; a spanker.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Abass said suspected al-Shabab fighters in full police uniform flagged the bus down, but the conductor and passengers who knew the route said there was no police roadblock in the area, so the driver kept going. Source: Internet

A 27-year-old, Fatima Muritala, escaped mysteriously from the hands of some ritualists who disguised as taxi driver and passengers. Source: Internet

A 58-year-old retired cab driver, T. Chelladurai, began pedalling his way on his bicycle from Srivilliputhur to Madurai — a distance of 75 km — to avail government dole of ₹1,000 to buy a birthday gift for his little daughter. Source: Internet

A 46th-minute Owen Farrell penalty, after Quinn Roux had been penalised for a fractionally high challenge, pushed England further ahead and Ireland spent much of the game heading down more cul-de-sacs than a Tesco home delivery driver. Source: Internet

A 70-year-old bus driver is happy to be home after four weeks in hospital with coronavirus. Source: Internet

A 42-year-old school bus driver in New York, Terrence is normally a quiet man, deeply attached to his three children. Source: Internet

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