driver

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♦♦ driv|er /dr'aɪvər/ (drivers)
1 [N-COUNT]
The driver of a vehicle is the person who is driving it.
The driver got out of his van.
...a taxi driver.
see also back-seat driver
2 [N-COUNT]
A driver is a computer program that controls a device such as a printer. (COMPUTING)
...printer driver software.back-seat driv|er (back-seat drivers)
also backseat driver
1 [N-COUNT]
If you refer to a passenger in a car as a back-seat driver, they annoy you because they constantly give you advice.
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If you refer to someone, especially a politician, as a back-seat driver, you disapprove of them because they try to influence a situation that does not concern them.
They accused the former prime minister of being a backseat driver.des|ig|nat|ed driv|er (designated drivers)
[N-COUNT] usu sing
The designated driver in a group of people travelling together is the one who has agreed to drive, or who is insured to drive.driv|er's li|cense (driver's licenses)
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A driver's license is a card showing that you are qualified to drive because you have passed a driving test. (AM; in BRIT, use driving licence)driv|er's seat
1 [N-SING] usu the N
In a vehicle such as a car or a bus, the driver's seat is the seat where the person who is driving sits.
2 [PHRASE] v-link PHR, PHR after v
If you say that someone is in the driver's seat, you mean that they are in control in a situation.
Now he knows he's in the driver's seat and can wait for a better deal.drunk driv|er (drunk drivers)
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A drunk driver is someone who drives after drinking more than the amount of alcohol that is legally allowed. (mainly AM; in BRIT, usually use drink driver)
● drunk driving [N-UNCOUNT]
...efforts designed to help stop drunk driving.

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