trucker
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɹʌkə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɹʌkɚ/
- Rhymes: -ʌkə(ɹ)
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English *trukere (“one who disappoints, a deceiver”), from Middle English trukien (“to fail, run out, disappoint”), equivalent to truck (“to fail”) + -er. Compare trooker.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
trucker (plural truckers)
- (derogatory, UK dialectal) One who has done something offensive; a deceitful, dishonest, or disreputable person; a deceiver; a cheat.
- (derogatory, UK dialectal, Scotland) A rogue; rascal; miscreant; a ne'er-do-well.
Related terms edit
Adjective edit
trucker (comparative more trucker, superlative most trucker)
- (derogatory, UK dialectal, Scotland) Dishonest; resulting from or inspired by dishonesty.
Etymology 2 edit
From truck (“a vehicle”) + -er.
Noun edit
trucker (plural truckers)
- (US, Canada, informal) A truck driver.
- 1975, “Convoy”, in C.W. McCall, Chip Davis (lyrics), Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall:
- 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!"
- 2020 September 24, Alex Williams, “The Ugly (and Glorious) Truth About American Supermarkets”, in New York Times[1]:
- 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.
Synonyms edit
- (Australia, New Zealand) truckie (truck driver)
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
one who drives a truck — see truck driver
Etymology 3 edit
From truck (“to barter, trade”) + -er.
Noun edit
trucker (plural truckers)
- (archaic or dialectal) One who trucks or trafficks, by trade of goods; a trafficker.
- 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, 6th edition, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: […] J[ames] Bettenham, for Jonah Bowyer, […], published 1727, →OCLC:
- No man having ever yet driven a saving bargain with this great trucker for souls.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
trucker m (plural truckers, diminutive truckertje n)
- trucker (truck driver)