English Explanatory Dictionary

trucker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who has done something offensive; a deceitful, dishonest, or disreputable person; a deceiver; a cheat.
  2. A rogue; rascal; miscreant; a ne'er-do-well.
adj
  1. Dishonest; resulting from or inspired by dishonesty.
noun
  1. A truck driver.
noun
  1. One who trucks or trafficks, by trade of goods; a trafficker.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹʌkə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trucker.wav /ˈtɹʌkɚ/

Word forms

trucker truckers truker trukker trucour truiker treukour more trucker most trucker

Etymology

From Middle English *trukere (“one who disappoints, a deceiver”), from Middle English trukien (“to fail, run out, disappoint”), equivalent to truck (“to fail”) + -er (agent noun suffix). Compare trooker.

Synonyms

truckie

Related words

trucky

Derived words

trucker bomb trucker hat
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