TRUCKER

teamster, trucker, truck driver

(noun) someone who drives a truck as an occupation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

trucker (plural truckers)

(pejorative, UK dialectal) One who has done something offensive; a deceitful, dishonest, or disreputable person; a deceiver; a cheat.

(pejorative, UK dialectal, Scotland) A rogue; rascal; miscreant; a ne'er-do-well.

Adjective

trucker (comparative more trucker, superlative most trucker)

(pejorative, UK dialectal, Scotland) Dishonest; resulting from or inspired by dishonesty.

Etymology 2

Noun

trucker (plural truckers)

One who drives a truck, especially as an occupation.

Synonyms

• truck driver

Etymology 3

Noun

trucker (plural truckers)

(archaic or dialectal) One who trucks or trafficks, by trade of goods; a trafficker.

Source: Wiktionary


Truck"er, n.

Definition: One who trucks; a trafficker. No man having ever yet driven a saving bargain with this great trucker for souls. South.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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TRACE

(verb) follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; “We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba”; “trace the student’s progress”; “trace one’s ancestry”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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