trucker

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹʌkə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹʌkɚ/
• Rhymes: -ʌkə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

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.

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 (occupational suffix).

Noun

trucker (plural truckers)

1. (US, Canada, informal) A truck driver.
   • 1975, “Convoy”, in C.W. McCall, Chip Davis (lyrics), Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall:

     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!"

   • 2020 September 24, Alex Williams, “The Ugly (and Glorious) Truth About American Supermarkets”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.

Synonyms

• (Australia, New Zealand) truckie (truck driver)

Derived terms

• trucker bomb
• trucker hat

 

Translations

one who drives a truck — see truck driver

Etymology 3

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

Noun

trucker (plural truckers)

1. (archaic or dialectal) One who trucks or trafficks, by trade of goods; a trafficker.
   • 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:

     No man having ever yet driven a saving bargain with this great trucker for souls.

Dutch

Etymology

From English trucker.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: truc‧ker
• Rhymes: -ʏkər

Noun

trucker m (plural truckers, diminutive truckertje n)

1. trucker (truck driver)

Synonyms

• truckbestuurder
• vrachtwagenchauffeur