trucker
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Definition of trucker
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (UK, derogatory, dialectal)One who has done something offensive; a deceitful, dishonest, or disreputable person; a deceiver; a cheat.
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noun
- (UK, derogatory, dialectal)One who has done something offensive; a deceitful, dishonest, or disreputable person; a deceiver; a cheat.
- (Scotland, UK, derogatory, dialectal)A rogue; rascal; miscreant; a ne'er-do-well.
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(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.”
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(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
- (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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