vanner

American  

[van-er] / ˈvæn ər /

noun

1. the owner or driver of a van, especially one of customized design.

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Etymology

Origin of vanner

First recorded in 1970–75; van ² + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Yet consider the vanner's relationship to the van: the true vanner has not merely romanced the motor vehicle in the traditional American way.

From Time Magazine Archive

In a time of widespread popular feelings of powerlessness, the vanner ascends to a swivel driver's seat that is called, within the cult, a "captain's chair."

From Time Magazine Archive

Another can be glimpsed in the strange fact that the vanner drives long distances to destinations at which the main activity is a celebration of the vehicles that have made the journey.

From Time Magazine Archive

"It's a place to forget your troubles, your religion, your color, your hang-ups, your job�even your kids�if you want to," exulted one vanner, who calls herself Lady Van-Detta.

From Time Magazine Archive

For a Frue or Triumph vanner, with 220 revolutions per min.

From Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students by Johnson, J. C. F. (Joseph Colin Frances)