Driver

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈdɹaɪ.vÉ™(ɹ)/
• US enPR: drīʹvÉ™r, IPA: /ˈdɹaɪvÉš/
• Rhymes: -aɪvÉ™(r)

Origin

From Middle English

Full definition of driver

Noun

1. One who drives something, in any sense of the verb to drive.
2. Something that drives something, in any sense of the verb to drive.
3. A person who drives a motorized vehicle such as a car or a bus.
4. A person who drives some other vehicle.
5. (computing) A program that acts as an interface between an application and hardware, written specifically for the device it controls.
6. (golf) A golf club used to drive the ball a great distance.
7. (nautical) a kind of sail, smaller than a fore and aft spanker on a square-rigged ship, a driver is tied to the same spars.

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