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Definitions for Driver

[1] a person or thing that drives.
[2] a person who drives a vehicle; coachman, chauffeur, etc.
[3] a person who drives an animal or animals, as a drover or cowboy.
[4] Also called number one wood. Golf . a club with a wooden head whose face has almost no slope, for hitting long, low drives from the tee.
[5] Machinery . a part that transmits force or motion. the member of a pair of connected pulleys, gears, etc., that is nearer to the power source.
[6] Computers . software or hardware that controls the interface between a computer and a peripheral device.
[7] Railroads . driving wheel(def 2) .
[8] British . a locomotive engineer.
[9] Audio . the part of a loudspeaker that transforms the electrical signal into sound. the entire loudspeaker.
[10] Nautical . a jib-headed spanker sail. a designation given to one of the masts abaft the mizzen on a sailing vessel having more than three masts, either the fifth or sixth from forward. Compare pusher(def 4) , spanker(def 1b) .
[11] a person who drives a vehicle
[12] in the driver's seat in a position of control
[13] a person who drives animals
[14] a mechanical component that exerts a force on another to produce motion
[15] golf a club, a No. 1 wood, with a large head and deep face for tee shots
[16] electronics a circuit whose output provides the input of another circuit
[17] computing a computer program that controls a device
[18] something that creates and fuels activity, or gives force or impetus

Words related to Driver

operator, jockey, motorist, trainer, chauffeur, whip, hack, coachman, handler, autoist, cabbie, leadfoot

Words nearby Driver

drive-up, driveaway, drivel, driveline, driven, driver, driver ant, driver ed, driver education, driver's license, driver's seat

Origin of Driver

First recorded in 1350–1400, driver is from the Middle English word drivere. See drive, -er1

Other words from Driver

driv·er·less , adjective
non·driv·er , noun

Synonyms for Driver

chauffeur, jockey, motorist, operator, trainer, automobilist, coachman, hack, handler, whip, autoist, cabbie, coach person, leadfoot, road hog