Trucker

Quick meaning: Trucker is a noun meaning One who has done something offensive; a deceitful, dishonest, or disreputable person; a deceiver; a cheat.

Meaning

One who has done something offensive; a deceitful, dishonest, or disreputable person; a deceiver; a cheat.

More Meanings

1. (Scotland) A rogue; rascal; miscreant; a ne'er-do-well.
2. (derogatory, UK dialectal, Scotland) Dishonest; resulting from or inspired by dishonesty.
3. (Canada, US, informal) A truck driver.
4. (archaic or dialectal) One who trucks or trafficks, by trade of goods; a trafficker.

Example Sentences

No man having ever yet driven a saving bargain with this great trucker for souls.

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.

Word Forms

• truckers
• truker
• trukker
• trucour
• truiker

Synonyms for trucker

Depending on context, synonyms include truckie, teamster.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include teamster, routier, operator, colleague, driving, road.

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