truckdriver

[ truhk-drahy-ver ]

noun

1. a person who drives a truck.

Word History and Origins

Origin of truckdriver¹

First recorded in 1890–95; truck ¹ + driver

Example Sentences

She swears “like a truckdriver,” she admits.

From Seattle Times

“I didn’t expect it, it was not foreseen at all that they would lose to South Korea. Germany will go on. I am optimistic,” said truckdriver Michael Annamann, 44, from Magdeburg, adding at least there were plenty of jobs.

From Reuters

During his 56 years on the lam, authorities said Freshwaters lived in several states and held down a variety of jobs, including some time as a truckdriver.

From The Guardian

“This county is so tore up, it will never be the same — ever,” said Jeff Dixson, 68, a wildlife photographer and former truckdriver who said he supported many of the goals of the occupiers in his midst, making him unpopular with many neighbors.

From New York Times

So, during one frenetic week in May 2011, he shot “Truckdriver,” a tense 25-minute film about bullying at one of the vaunted rural boarding schools where millions of Cubans used to spend part of their high school education.

From New York Times