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trucker¹

  • /ˈtɹʌkə/ UK
  • /ˈtɹʌkɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ʌkə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English *trukere (“one who disappoints, a deceiver”), from Middle English trukien (“to fail, run out, disappoint”), equivalent to truck (“to fail”) + -er (agent noun suffix). Compare trooker.

noun truckers · truker · trukker · trucour · truiker · treukour

  1. UK, derogatory, dialectal One who has done something offensive; a deceitful, dishonest, or disreputable person; a deceiver; a cheat.
  2. Scotland, UK, derogatory, dialectal A rogue; rascal; miscreant; a ne'er-do-well.

adjective more trucker · most trucker · truker · trukker · trucour · truiker

  1. Scotland, UK, derogatory, dialectal Dishonest; resulting from or inspired by dishonesty.

trucker²

  • /ˈtɹʌkə/ UK
  • /ˈtɹʌkɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ʌkə(ɹ)

noun truckers

  1. Canada, UK, US, derogatory, dialectal, informal A truck driver. I says, "Pig Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck We just ain't a-gonna pay no toll." So we crashed the gate doing ninety-eight. I says "Let them truckers roll, 10-4!"

    Similar: truckie

trucker³

  • /ˈtɹʌkə/ UK
  • /ˈtɹʌkɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ʌkə(ɹ)

noun truckers

  1. UK, archaic, derogatory, dialectal One who trucks or trafficks, by trade of goods; a trafficker. No man having ever yet driven a saving bargain with this great trucker for souls.

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@misc{trucker_2026,
  title = {trucker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trucker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}