TEAMSTER

teamster, trucker, truck driver

(noun) someone who drives a truck as an occupation

teamster

(noun) the driver of a team of horses doing hauling

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

teamster (plural teamsters)

A person who drives a team of animals (such as horses or oxen).

(US) A person who drives a cargo truck (see Teamster).

Noun

Teamster (plural Teamsters)

A member of the Teamsters labour union, usually a truck driver.

Source: Wiktionary


Team"ster, n.

Definition: One who drives a team.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

3 April 2025

WHOLE

(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”


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