driver
part of speech
noun (driver, drivers)
meaning for a pupil
1) A person who drives a car, bus, truck or train. tree →
2) A program that helps a computer use a device (device driver). tree →
3) A golf club used for long shots. tree →
4) Something that makes something else happen: "a driver of change". tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life and road safety: drivers might not see children; wait until the driver sees you and stops before crossing; bus drivers help you get on and off safely. Phrases: bus driver, taxi driver, racing driver, learner driver, the driver's seat.
examples
- The bus driver waved to us. tree →
- Make sure the driver can see you. tree →
- My dad is a careful driver. tree →
- The truck driver delivered the parcels. tree →
- A racing driver goes very fast. tree →
- Learner drivers have an L plate. tree →
- Never get into a car with a driver you don't know. tree →
- Install the printer driver. tree →
- And the driver of the wagon? tree →
note
-er means a person who does something: drive → driver. Drivers sit on the left in the USA and Canada, on the right in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, because traffic drives on different sides.
In the corpora
- Night shifts mean working through the night and sleeping in the day; nurses, drivers, bakers and warehouse workers often do them.
- A siren and flashing blue lights mean police are rushing to an emergency, and other drivers must pull over to let them through.
- A speed camera photographs cars going over the limit, and the driver must pay a fine and may get points on their licence.
- A learner driver has L plates and a grown-up beside them; check before you accuse anyone of breaking the law.
- He thinks he is «a heaven-born driver» whom nobody can teach.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «driver» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.