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team⋅ster

[teem-ster]
–noun
1. a person who drives a team or a truck for hauling, esp. as an occupation.
2. a member of the Teamsters Union.

Origin:
1770–80, Americanism; team + -ster
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team·ster   (tēm'stər)   
n.  
  1. One who drives a truck for hauling loads, especially as an occupation.

  2. One who drives a team.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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teamster 
"person who drives a team of horses" (especially in hauling freight), 1777, from team. Transf. to motor truck drivers by 1907.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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