driverPronunciation: /ˈdrʌɪvə/Translate driver | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of driver noun 1a person who drives a vehicle:a taxi driver learner drivers a person who drives a specified kind of animal:mule drivers 2a wheel or other part in a mechanism that receives power directly and transmits motion to other parts. Electronics a device or part of a circuit that provides power for output. Computing a program that controls the operation of a device such as a printer or scanner. 3a factor which causes a particular phenomenon to happen or develop:the hope of achieving such monopolies becomes the main driver of investment 4a golf club with a flat face and wooden head, used for driving from the tee. Phrases in the driver's seat see in the driving seat at driving.Derivatives driverless adjective driver in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of driver in the US English dictionary