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driver

Pronunciation: /ˈdrʌɪvə/
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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

Derivatives

driverless

adjective

driver in other Oxford dictionaries

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