as in chauffeur
a person who travels by automobile
fans arriving by public transportation will find the south entrance most convenient, but drivers will have a choice of entrances
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Recent Examples of driver
The company has historically partnered with Danica Patrick, the most famous American female race car driver.
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Simmone Shah, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
Wallace, an accomplished driver with a rich history in NASCAR, had hoped to make a meaningful return to the track.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
While regular drivers are still enjoying the outstanding thermal management integration for an array of reasons that are always working in the background making this a tech-monster, the track-readiness is just another topic of excellence.
—Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025
The line out the door looked like diners waiting for tables — blue Dodgers hats, oversize vintage button-downs, esoteric diner T-shirts — but this was a crew of volunteer drivers who’d signed up on Instagram.
—Tejal Rao, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Simmone Shah, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
Wallace, an accomplished driver with a rich history in NASCAR, had hoped to make a meaningful return to the track.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
While regular drivers are still enjoying the outstanding thermal management integration for an array of reasons that are always working in the background making this a tech-monster, the track-readiness is just another topic of excellence.
—Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025
The line out the door looked like diners waiting for tables — blue Dodgers hats, oversize vintage button-downs, esoteric diner T-shirts — but this was a crew of volunteer drivers who’d signed up on Instagram.
—Tejal Rao, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for driver
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And don’t forget to take advantage of the airline’s chauffeur service: all first-class and business-class passengers receive complimentary black car pickup from within a 50 mile radius of the airport.—
Brad Japhe,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2025
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The film opens with a woman (Laura Harring) nearly being shot by her chauffeur on the titular Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles, saved when another car crashes into them.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
17 Jan. 2025
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The ordinance also established that motorists were allowed to make right turns at red lights.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The motorist went off the roadway and that vehicle slammed into the trailer, which led to fire completely consuming the vehicle and trailer, the CHP said.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Jan. 2025
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On January 24, 1848, American carpenter and sawmill operator James Wilson Marshall discovered gold in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
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When an operator at the front needs one a drone is launched from a catapult and flies automatically to the specified area.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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After his son is violently murdered and his business collapses, an encounter with an old friend from his days as a wheelman resurfaces old habits, sending Gracian on a high-stakes collision course with a violent criminal syndicate.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2024
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The 75-year-old wheelman somehow survived the dramatic 300-mph wreck that also saw his vehicle bounce off a pair of concrete guard walls.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
24 June 2024
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“Driver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driver. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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