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driver definition

driver (drī′vər)

noun

  1. a person who drives; specif.,
    1. one who drives an automobile, team of horses, etc.
    2. one who herds cattle
  2. a thing that drives; specif.,
    1. a mallet, hammer, etc.
    2. Golf a wood with little loft, used in hitting the ball from the tee: also called number one wood
    3. any machine part that communicates motion to another part
driver Idioms

the driver's seat

the position of control or dominance

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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