trucker
/ˈtɹʌkɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who has done something offensive; a deceitful, dishonest, or disreputable person; a deceiver; a cheat.
British usage; Derogatory
noun
One who trucks or trafficks, by trade of goods; a trafficker.
British usage; Archaic; Derogatory
Example Sentences
- "I says, "Pig Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck We just ain't a-gonna pay no toll." So we crashed the gate doing ninety-eight. I says "Let them truckers roll, 10-4!""
- "He slung wild salmon at a Whole Foods fish counter, lived on beef jerky and Gatorade on a grueling eight-state journey with a long haul trucker, sneaked into giant pig and chicken factory farms with animal activists, and interviewed the equivalent of modern-day slaves in the Thai fishing industry. […] Because of deregulation and the drive to lower costs, Mr. Lorr said, truckers are now regarded by many companies as just another replaceable part. Some can barely eke out a living."
- "Thousands of truckers participated in the so-called Freedom Convoy, fighting a Covid-19 mandate that requires all Canadian truckers crossing the US-Canadian border to be fully vaccinated or quarantine in their homes for two weeks when they return. […] People show their support for a trucker as he leaves downtown Ottawa on February 19."
- "No man having ever yet driven a saving bargain with this great trucker for souls."
Etymology
From Middle English *trukere (“one who disappoints, a deceiver”), from Middle English trukien (“to fail, run out, disappoint”), equivalent to truck (“to fail”) + -er (agent noun suffix). Compare trooker.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtɹʌkɚ/
- British English: /ˈtɹʌkə/
Usage
Inflected Forms
truckers (plural)
truker (alternative)
trukker (alternative)
trucour (alternative)
truiker (alternative)
treukour (alternative)
more trucker (comparative)
most trucker (superlative)