1
: a person whose business is transporting goods by truck
2
: a truck driver
Examples of trucker in a Sentence
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Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2024
Once opened back up, thousands of dockworkers, truckers and business owners should see relief as business slowly returns.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 14 May 2024
Once the ship is removed, maritime traffic can begin returning to normal, which will provide relief for thousands of longshoremen, truckers and small business owners who have seen their jobs impacted by the closure.
—Lea Skene, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2024
The second shot shows the Drew Barrymore Show host today, this time pairing her button-down shirt with a trucker cap and sporty sunglasses, and posing with one of her seven pets — her dog, Douglas.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
Graham dealt with other crises as governor, including a 1979 truckers’ strike that forced the governor to call out the National Guard.
—David Smiley, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
For more casual trips, the oversized trucker jacket is so versatile and still has every size left in stock (for now).
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2024
The industry is also grappling with a trucker shortage tied to working conditions and low pay.
—Emma Kumer, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
The police and the city’s transportation department installed another and moved them farther up the road, in response to resident concerns and trucker quibbles about the old signage being too difficult to see.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
Noun
With restrictions and checkpoints, the minimum fee that truckers are now accepting is $535 to take goods from Israel into Ramallah – driving up costs for consumers.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2024
Once opened back up, thousands of dockworkers, truckers and business owners should see relief as business slowly returns.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 14 May 2024
Once the ship is removed, maritime traffic can begin returning to normal, which will provide relief for thousands of longshoremen, truckers and small business owners who have seen their jobs impacted by the closure.
—Lea Skene, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2024
The second shot shows the Drew Barrymore Show host today, this time pairing her button-down shirt with a trucker cap and sporty sunglasses, and posing with one of her seven pets — her dog, Douglas.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
Graham dealt with other crises as governor, including a 1979 truckers’ strike that forced the governor to call out the National Guard.
—David Smiley, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
For more casual trips, the oversized trucker jacket is so versatile and still has every size left in stock (for now).
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2024
The industry is also grappling with a trucker shortage tied to working conditions and low pay.
—Emma Kumer, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
The police and the city’s transportation department installed another and moved them farther up the road, in response to resident concerns and trucker quibbles about the old signage being too difficult to see.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Trucker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trucker. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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