designated driver

English

Noun

designated driver (plural designated drivers)

1. An individual who avoids drinking alcohol at a social engagement for the purpose of driving their companions home.

   Synonym: DD

   • 2020 February 27, Peter Jakubowicz, “The Drunk Men I Drive Around Every Night”, in Slate Magazine‎^[1]:

     I’m his Lyft driver, or, as I have come to think of it, his designated driver on demand.

Translations

Individual not drinking for the purpose of driving their companions home

• Dutch: bob (nl)
• Finnish: juoppokuski (fi)
• French: conducteur désigné m, bob (fr) m