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Driver Definition: Person Who Drives & Device Software (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：person who drives (driver)

driver 🔊

/ˈdraɪvər/

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

Driver person sitting in car steering wheel looking ahead

person who drives 🔊

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/ˈpɜːrsən huː draɪvz/

A person who operates a car, bus, truck, or other motor vehicle.

📁 Category：Transportation & Travel 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

drive (to operate a vehicle) + -er (suffix for 'one who does')

💡 Mnemonic

Think 'drive' + 'r' = the person who drives. Picture a driver behind the wheel.

📖 Example

The taxi driver was very friendly and told us interesting stories about the city. 🔊 The taxi driver was very friendly and told us interesting stories about the city.

🔗 Collocations

bus driver – a person who drives a bus

truck driver – a person who drives a truck

taxi driver – a person who drives a taxi

🔄 Synonyms

chauffeur (n.) – a person employed to drive a private or luxury vehicle

operator (n.) – a person who operates a vehicle or machine

motorist (n.) – a person who drives a car

🚫 Antonyms

passenger (n.) – a person who travels in a vehicle but does not drive

pedestrian (n.) – a person walking, not driving

🌱 Derivatives

driving (n.) – the action of operating a vehicle

driven (adj.) – operated by a driver or motivated

📖 Cultural Story

From Old English drīfan 'to drive', related to German treiben. Originally referred to a person who drives cattle or a cart; later extended to motor vehicle operators.

Meaning 2：hardware controller software (driver)

driver 🔊

/ˈdraɪvər/

A software program that allows your computer to communicate with and control a piece of hardware, like a printer or a mouse.

Driver installation successful message on computer screen

hardware controller software 🔊

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/ˈhɑːrdweər kənˈtroʊlər ˈsɔːftweər/

A software program that enables a computer operating system to communicate with and control a hardware device such as a printer, graphics card, or mouse.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

I couldn't use my new printer until I installed the correct driver from the manufacturer's website. 🔊 I couldn't use my new printer until I installed the correct driver from the manufacturer's website.

🔗 Collocations

device driver – a driver for a specific hardware device

install a driver – to add a driver to the system

update a driver – to install a newer version of a driver

🔄 Synonyms

device driver (n.) – a software component that controls a hardware device

kernel module (n.) – a driver that runs in kernel space

🚫 Antonyms

user application (n.) – a program that does not directly control hardware