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Grammar : Noun
Spell : drahy-ver
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdraɪ vər



Definition of drivers

Origin :
  • "one who drives" in various senses, c.1400; agent noun from drive (v.). Slavery sense is attested by 1796. Driver's seat is attested by 1867; figurative use by 1954.
  • noun person who engineers vehicle
Example sentences :
  • I should not like the drivers to suspect that we were conveying such a treasure.
  • Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
  • He enjoyed chariot-races, but used slaves or freedmen as drivers.
  • Extract from : « Introductory American History » by Henry Eldridge Bourne
  • One of our drivers was a Russian peasant from Yaroslavl, the other, an Ossete.
  • Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
  • It also indicates to the drivers the location of the end of the culvert.
  • Extract from : « American Rural Highways » by T. R. Agg
  • The other saddle-horse they treated in the same way, but the drivers were left alone.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Gertrude says she always has to tip the servants and drivers and such at college.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The drivers themselves were all fully armed, only their eyes uncovered.
  • Extract from : « Cyropaedia » by Xenophon
  • The drivers stuck their spears firmly into the ground and to these fastened them.
  • Extract from : « The Cat of Bubastes » by G. A. Henty
  • Among the drivers, stock-tenders, and messengers there were many others like him.
  • Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt
  • He saw that his apprehensions were shared by the drivers of the three or four teams just ahead.
  • Extract from : « Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) » by John McElroy

Synonyms for drivers

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