trucker
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɹʌkə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈt(ʃ)ɹʌkɚ/
- Rhymes: -ʌkə(r)
Etymology 1
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
- truker, trukker, trucour, truiker, treukour (Scotland)
Noun
trucker (plural truckers)
- (derogatory, Britain dialectal) One who has done something offensive; a deceitful, dishonest, or disreputable person; a deceiver; a cheat.
- (derogatory, Britain dialectal, Scotland) A rogue; rascal; miscreant; a ne'er-do-well.
Related terms
Adjective
trucker (comparative more trucker, superlative most trucker)
- (derogatory, Britain dialectal, Scotland) Dishonest; resulting from or inspired by dishonesty.
Synonyms
Translations
one who drives a truck — see truck driver
Noun
trucker (plural truckers)
- (archaic or dialectal) One who trucks or trafficks, by trade of goods; a trafficker.
- No man having ever yet driven a saving bargain with this great trucker for souls. — South.
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: truc‧ker
- Rhymes: -ʏkər
Noun
trucker m (plural truckers, diminutive truckertje n)
- trucker: someone who drives a trucker for a living.
Synonyms
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