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non-driver

[drahy-ver] Origin

driv·er

[drahy-ver]
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.
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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).
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English drivere. See drive, -er1

driv·er·less, adjective
non·driv·er, noun
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Word Origin & History

driver
"one who drives" in various senses, c.1400; from drive. Slavery sense is attested by 1796. Driver's seat is attested by 1867; figurative use by 1954.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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