trucker

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈtɹʌkə/
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/ˈtɹʌkə/ · /ˈtɹʌkɚ/

Definition of trucker

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (UK, derogatory, dialectal)One who has done something offensive; a deceitful, dishonest, or disreputable person; a deceiver; a cheat.
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noun

  1. (UK, derogatory, dialectal)One who has done something offensive; a deceitful, dishonest, or disreputable person; a deceiver; a cheat.
  2. (Scotland, UK, derogatory, dialectal)A rogue; rascal; miscreant; a ne'er-do-well.
  3. (Canada, UK, US, derogatory, dialectal, informal)A truck driver.
    “I says, "Pig Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck We just ain't a-gonna pay no toll." So we crashed the gate doing ninety-eight. I says "Let them truckers roll, 10-4!"”
    “Because of deregulation and the drive to lower costs, Mr. Lorr said, truckers are now regarded by many companies as just another replaceable part. Some can barely eke out a living.”
  4. (UK, archaic, derogatory, dialectal)One who trucks or trafficks, by trade of goods; a trafficker.
    “No man having ever yet driven a saving bargain with this great trucker for souls.”

adj

  1. (Scotland, UK, derogatory, dialectal)Dishonest; resulting from or inspired by dishonesty.

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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.

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