Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

driver

/ˈdɹaɪvɚ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.75 in modern English

Syllables
driv-er
IPA
/ˈdɹaɪvɚ/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who drives something.

noun

One who drives something.

noun

One who drives something.

Slang

noun

One who drives something.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *drībaną Proto-West Germanic *drīban Old English drīfan Middle English driven Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English drivere English driver From Middle English drivere, dryvere, dryvare, equivalent to drive + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Drieuwer (“driver”), Dutch drijver (“driver”), German Low German Driever (“driver”), German Treiber (“driver”), Swedish drivare (“driver”).

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Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈdɹaɪvɚ/
  • British English: /ˈdɹaɪ.və/

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Questions

How do you pronounce driver?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹaɪvɚ/.
What does driver mean?
One who drives something.
Where does driver come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce driver

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