trucker

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹʌkə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈt(ʃ)ɹʌkɚ/
• Rhymes: -ʌkə(r)

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English *trukere (“one who disappoints, a deceiver”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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)

1. (derogatory, UK dialectal) One who has done something offensive; a deceitful, dishonest, or disreputable person; a deceiver; a cheat.
2. (derogatory, UK dialectal, Scotland) A rogue; rascal; miscreant; a ne'er-do-well.

Related terms

• trucky

Adjective

trucker (comparative more trucker, superlative most trucker)

1. (derogatory, UK dialectal, Scotland) Dishonest; resulting from or inspired by dishonesty.

Etymology 2

From truck (“a vehicle”) +‎ -er.

Noun

trucker (plural truckers)

1. One who drives a truck, especially as an occupation.

Synonyms

• truck driver

Translations

one who drives a truck — see truck driver

Etymology 3

From truck (“to barter, trade”) +‎ -er.

Noun

trucker (plural truckers)

1. (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.

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Dutch

Etymology

From English trucker

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: truc‧ker
• Rhymes: -ʏkər

Noun

trucker m (plural truckers, diminutive truckertje n)

1. trucker: someone who drives a trucker for a living.

Synonyms

• truckbestuurder
• vrachtwagenchauffeur