driver

English

/ˈdɹaɪ.və(ɹ)/, /ˈdɹaɪvɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • One who drives something, in any sense of the verb to drive.
  • Something that drives something, in any sense of the verb to drive.
  • A person who drives a motorized vehicle such as a car or a bus.
  • A person who drives some other vehicle.
  • (computing) A program that acts as an interface between an application and hardware, written specifically for the device it controls.
  • (golf) A golf club used to drive the ball a great distance.
  • (nautical) a kind of sail, smaller than a fore and aft spanker on a square-rigged ship, a driver is tied to the same spars.
  • A mallet.
  • A tamping iron.
  • A cooper's hammer for driving on barrel hoops.
  • A screwdriver.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English drivere affix from English drive.

Origin

English

drive

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