One who, or that which, drives; the person or thing that urges or compels anything else to move onward.
The person who drives beasts or a carriage; a coachman; a charioteer, etc.; hence, also, one who controls the movements of a locomotive.
An overseer of a gang of slaves or gang of convicts at their work.
A part that transmits motion to another part by contact with it, or through an intermediate relatively movable part, as a gear which drives another, or a lever which moves another through a link, etc. Specifically:
The driving wheel of a locomotive.
An attachment to a lathe, spindle, or face plate to turn a carrier.
A crossbar on a grinding mill spindle to drive the upper stone.
The after sail in a ship or bark, being a fore-and-aft sail attached to a gaff; a spanker.
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. Winston Churchill
The postman wants an autograph. The cab driver wants a picture. The waitress wants a handshake. Everyone wants a piece of you. John Lennon
Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver. Ayn Rand
I don't even drink! I can't stand the taste of alcohol. Every New Year's Eve I try one drink and every time it makes me feel sick. So I don't touch booze - I'm always the designated driver. Kim Kardashian
I don't know driving in another way which isn't risky. Each one has to improve himself. Each driver has its limit. My limit is a little bit further than other's. Ayrton Senna
driver in Dutch is bestuurder, conducteur
driver in French is chauffeur, conducteur, traqueur
driver in German is Fahrer {m}, Treiber {m}, Treiber, Autofahrer {m}
driver in Italian is mandriano, guidatore
driver in Portuguese is excitador
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