trucker

trucker
trucker1
/truk"euhr/, n.
1. a person who drives a truck; truckdriver.
2. a person whose business is trucking goods.
[1875-80; TRUCK1 + -ER1]
trucker2
/truk"euhr/, n.
a truck farmer.
[1530-40; TRUCK2 + -ER1]

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