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/teem"steuhr/, n.1. a person who drives a team or a truck for hauling, esp. as an occupation.2. a member of the Teamsters Union.[1770-80, Amer.; TEAM + -STER]
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teamster — team‧ster [ˈtiːmstə ǁ ər] noun [countable] TRANSPORT JOBS someone whose job is to drive a truck: • the President of the Teamsters union * * * teamster UK US /ˈtiːmstər/ noun [C] US HR, TRANSPORT … Financial and business terms
Teamster — Team ster, n. One who drives a team. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
teamster — person who drives a team of horses (especially in hauling freight), 1777, from TEAM (Cf. team) (n.) + STER (Cf. ster). Transferred to motor truck drivers by 1907 … Etymology dictionary
teamster — ☆ teamster [tēm′stər ] n. 1. a person whose occupation is driving teams or trucks for hauling goods 2. [T ] a member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a labor union … English World dictionary
Teamster — Die International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) (deutsch etwa: „Internationale Bruderschaft der Fuhrleute“), kurz nur „Teamsters“ genannt, ist die Gewerkschaft der Transportarbeiter und damit die größte Einzelgewerkschaft der USA (Washington… … Deutsch Wikipedia
teamster — team|ster [ timstər ] noun count AMERICAN * 1. ) Teamster or teamster a member of a TRADE UNION in the U.S. called the Teamsters 2. ) someone whose job is to drive a truck … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
teamster — UK [ˈtiːmstə(r)] / US [ˈtɪmstər] noun [countable] Word forms teamster : singular teamster plural teamsters American someone whose job is to drive a truck … English dictionary
teamster — noun /ˈtiːmstər/ a) a person who drives a team of animals (such as horses or oxen) b) (American) a person who drives a truck (see teamster Proper noun) … Wiktionary
Teamster — Teams|ter [ ti:mstɐ], der; s, [engl. teamster, zu: to team = einen Lastzug fahren]: engl. Bez. für Lastkraftwagenfahrer … Universal-Lexikon
Teamster — Teams|ter [ ti:mstə] der; s, <aus engl. teamster, eigtl. »Gespannführer«> engl. Bez. für Lastkraftwagenfahrer … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
teamster — [[t]ti͟ːmstə(r)[/t]] teamsters N COUNT A teamster is a person who drives a truck. [AM] Syn: trucker (in BRIT, use lorry driver) … English dictionary
