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driv⋅er

  [drahy-ver]
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–noun
1. a person or thing that drives.
2. a person who drives a vehicle; coachman, chauffeur, etc.
3. a person who drives an animal or animals, as a drover or cowboy.
4. Also called number one wood. Golf. a club with a wooden head whose face has almost no slope, for hitting long, low drives from the tee.
5. Machinery.
a. a part that transmits force or motion.
b. the member of a pair of connected pulleys, gears, etc., that is nearer to the power source.
6. Computers. software or hardware that controls the interface between a computer and a peripheral device.
7. Railroads. driving wheel (def. 2).
8. British. a locomotive engineer.
9. Audio.
a. the part of a loudspeaker that transforms the electrical signal into sound.
b. the entire loudspeaker.
10. Nautical.
a. a jib-headed spanker sail.
b. a designation given to one of the masts abaft the mizzen on a sailing vessel having more than three masts, either the fifth or sixth from forward. Compare pusher (def. 4), spanker (def. 1b).
Origin:
1350–1400; ME drivere. See drive, -er 1

Related forms:
driv⋅er⋅less, adjective
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driving wheel

 
–noun
1. Machinery. a main wheel that communicates motion to others.
2. Also called driver. Railroads. one of the wheels of a locomotive that transmits the power of an engine or motor into tractive effort.
Origin:
1830–40
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driv·er   (drī'vər)   
n.  

  1. One that drives, as the operator of a motor vehicle.

  2. A tool, such as a screwdriver or hammer, that is used for imparting forceful pressure on another object.

  3. A machine part that transmits motion or power to another part.

  4. Computer Science A piece of software that enables a computer to communicate with a peripheral device.

  5. Sports A golf club with a wide head and a long shaft, used for making long shots from the tee.

  6. Nautical A jib-headed spanker.

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