Kilo Lingo

driver

/ˈdraɪvə/

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Translation

A person who drives a car, bus, or other vehicle.

Word origin

From drive plus the ending -er, meaning one who drives.

Origin
Old English
Root
drifan

Grammar

Gender
Pluraldrivers

Examples

corner.

"Driver" is the person who drives the bus.

.

"Drivers" is the plural, meaning more than one driver.

careful .

Here "driver" describes the kind of person she is at the wheel.

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This word is part of lesson 17.