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Definition: Driver |
DriverNoun1. The operator of a motor vehicle. 2. Someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle. 3. A golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver. 4. (computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device. 5. A golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "driver" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Note: Driver \Driv"er\, noun. [From Drive.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | Driver n. 1. The main loop of an event-processing program; the code that gets commands and dispatches them for execution. 2. [techspeak] In `device driver', code designed to handle a particular peripheral device such as a magnetic disk or tape unit. 3. In the TeX world and the computerized typesetting world in general, a program that translates some device-independent or other common format to something a real device can actually understand. Source: Jargon File. |
Electrical Engineering | Electronics which convert step and direction inputs to high power currents and voltages to drive a step motor. Source: European Union. (references) |
| An individual speaker element in a loudspeaker system. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| An electronic function used to provide amplification to drive high current loads. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Industry | A workman who guides logs being floated down a stream. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mechanical Engineering | An operator responsible for the movement of machinery. The driver may be transported by the machinery or may be on foot, accompanying the machinery, or may be guiding the machinery by remote control(cables, radio, etc. ). Source: European Union. (references) |
| The pin which projects from a dog drive plate. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Occupations | Drives minibus, van, or lightweight truck to transport clients, trainees, or company personnel: Drives vehicle from individual or central loading area to social services or rehabilitation center, training location, job site, or other destination according to assigned schedule. May assist disabled passengers into and out of vehicle. May secure passengers' wheelchairs to restraining devices to stabilize wheelchairs during trip. May operate radio or similar device to communicate with base station or other vehicles to report disruption of service. May clean and service vehicle with fuel, lubricants, and accessories. May keep records of trips and behavior of passengers. May perform other duties when not driving, such as custodial and building maintenance tasks. (references) |
| Drives private car as ordered by owner or other passenger and performs other miscellaneous duties: Assists passengers to enter and leave car and holds umbrellas in wet weather. Keeps car clean, polished, and in operating condition. May make minor repairs, such as fixing punctures, cleaning spark plugs, or adjusting carburetor. May assist CARETAKER (domestic ser.) with heavy work. May groom and exercise pets. (references) | |
| Drives completed motor vehicle off assembly line to specified repair, shipping, or storage area. May test performance of parts, such as lights, horn, and windshield wipers. May drive completed vehicle onto railroad freight car and secure vehicle for shipping. May drive customer's vehicle to and from service area of repair shop and be designated Car Jockey (automotive ser.). (references) | |
Slang in 1811 | SOUL DOCTOR, or DRIVER. A parson. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A device driver, often called a driver for short, is a computer program that is intended to allow another program (typically, an operating system) to interact with a hardware device.
Because of the diversity of modern hardware and operating systems, many ways exist in which drivers can be used. Drivers are used for interfacing with:
Common levels of abstraction for device drivers are:
- Printers
- Video adapters
- Network cards
- Sound cards
- Local buseses of various sorts - in particular, for bus mastering on modern systems
- Low-bandwidth I/O buses of various sorts (for pointing devices such as mice, keyboards, USB, etc.)
- Hard disk drive buses (ATA, SCSI)
- Implementing support for different file systems
- Implementing support for scanners and digital cameras
Writing a device driver is considered a challenge in most cases, as it requires an in-depth understanding of how a given platform functions, both at the hardware and the software level. In contrast to most types of user-level software running under modern operating systems, which can be stopped without greatly affecting the rest of the system, a bug in a device driver means in many cases that the whole system can stop functioning in a way which can severely damage the data or even the hardware of the computer system. Moreover, debugging device drivers is a difficult skill as it often involves monitoring hardware itself - which by definition behaves in a non-deterministic way.
- On the hardware side:
- Interfacing directly
- Using some higher-level interface (e.g. Video BIOS)
- Using another lower-level device driver (e.g. file system drivers)
- Simulating work with hardware, while doing something entirely different
- On the software side:
- Allowing the operating system direct access to hardware resources
- Implementing only primitivess
- Implementing an interface for non-driver software (e.g. TWAIN)
- Implementing a language, sometimes quite high-level, e.g. PostScript
All of this means that the people most likely to write device drivers come from the companies that develop the hardware - since they have more complete access to information about the design of their hardware than most outsiders. Moreover, it was traditionally considered in the hardware manufacturer's interest to guarantee that their clients would be able to use their hardware in an optimum way. However, in recent years non-vendors too have written numerous device drivers, mainly for use under free operating systems. In such cases, co-operation on behalf of the vendor is still important, however, as reverse engineering is much more difficult with hardware than it is with software, meaning it may take a long time to learn to operate hardware that has an unknown interface.
See also
- Open hardware
External links
- http://www.driverguide.com free drivers.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Device driver."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
- device driver
- vehicle driver (driving)
- JDBC driver - a software that allows applications to connect to a database
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Driver."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Driving involves controlling a vehicle, usually a motor vehicle such as a truck, bus, motorcycle, or car (for bicycles and mounted animals and, at least in the UK, motorcycles, the corresponding activity is called riding).In rail transport steering is done by controlling the switch points; this can be done:
Driving consists of knowing how to operate the mechanisms which control the speed and direction (which in technical terminology are both components of the velocity), and the braking of the vehicle, but especially how to do so safely.
- by other personnel than the driver, often remotely from a traffic control point
- by the driver from his or her position
- by the driver getting out and operating the switch manually.
The skill of safe driving is necessary to avoid collisions, which kill many thousands of people annually. Safe driving is much more than following the rules of the road. It goes beyond that into the cultivation of good habits, maintaining attention, and a thoughtful, cooperative attitude that avoids and prevents accidents: defensive driving.
See also Chauffeur, Driver's license, Highway Code (official UK driving manual), Performance driving techniques
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Driving."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| DRACO | English | Driver and accident co-ordinated observer | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: DriverSynonyms: device driver (n), number one wood (n). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: drive-in (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering). |
| Antonym: nondriver (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Director | Driver, whip, Jehu, charioteer; coachman, carman, cabman; postilion, vetturino, muleteer, arriero, teamster; whipper in. |
Temperance | Teetotaler; abstainer; designated driver;teetotaler; abstainer; designated driver; Encratite, fruitarian, hydropot. |
Traveler | Driver, coachman, whip, Jehu, charioteer, postilion, postboy, carter, wagoner, drayman; cabman, cabdriver; voiturier, vetturino, condottiere; engine driver; stoker, fireman, guard; chauffeur, conductor, engineer, gharry-wallah, gari-wala, hackman, syce, truckman. |
Vehicle | Tractor, steamshovel, backhoe, fork lift, earth mover, dump truck, bulldozer, grader, caterpillar, trench digger, steamroller; pile driver; crane, wrecking crane. |
Writing | Writer, scribe, amanuensis, scrivener, secretary, clerk, penman, copyist, transcriber, quill driver; stenographer, typewriter, typist; writer for the press; (author). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Yet, its the same cab, the same driver. and we're going back over the very same road (Harvey; writing credit: Mary Chase;) It's ok, I'm a limo driver! (Dumb & Dumber; writing credit: Peter Farrelly; Bennett Yellin) I'm not a cab driver, I'm a coffeepot (Arsenic and Old Lace; writing credit: Ryuzo Kikushima; Akira Kurosawa) When did you become the back-seat driver from hell (Birds of Prey; writing credit: Adam Armus; Nora Kay Foster) You know, I'm such a great driver, it's incomprehensible that they took my license away (The In-Laws; writing credit: Andrew Bergman) | |
Lyrics | School bus driver in a traffic jam (Only In America; performing artist: Brooks & Dunn) We sang every song that driver knew (Me & Bobby McGee; performing artist: Janis Joplin) I am the driver and you're on a rap ride (Boom! Shake The Room; performing artist: Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince) It's not easy when the road is your driver (When I Need You; performing artist: Leo Sayer) You'd love me if I were a driver like him (Skinny Legs; performing artist: Lyle Lovett) | |
Clever | Caution - Driver Legally Blonde! (references; author: unknown) No hand signals… Driver on Viagra (references; author: unknown) Warning! Driver Only Carries $20.00 In Ammunition. (references; author: unknown) You are an engineer if you know how to take the cover off of your computer and what size screw driver to use. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Taxi Driver (1973) Truck Driver (1970) Trolley Driver (1958) Taxi Driver (1954) The Taxi Driver (1954) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Bob was the duty driver that night Bob Pryce at the Last Chance Bar in Umiat. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Weasel traveling through the snow with bare tundra in background Weasel driver - Lieutenant Commander Francis X. Popper. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
 | A driver prepares the draft horses to haul a load of woody debris to the upper stream bed. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | Pile driver pounding sheet metal into location of the self-regulating tide gate SRT. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
 | Figure 22. Driver depth sounding device. This sounder was used by the British Admiralty and was very simple to maintain and use. Little is known of its history; it is first listed in a catalog of instruments in 1896. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | Lt. Gen. David McIlvoy, vice commander of Air Education and Training Command, climbs into the Air Force-sponsored NASCAR Winston Cup #21 racecar at Concord Motor Speedway, N.C. Elliott Sadler, driver of the Wood Brothers-owned racecar, took McIlvoy for a. |
 | Young truck driver. Credit: USDA. |  | Caption: Edison and Captain W. Langdon, Bailey Co. Test Driver and Frank McGuiness, Edison Co. Engineer; West Orange, NJ; 1910; {14.625/12} (jpg). |
 | Caption: Publicity Shot, Man Carrying Voicewriter under His Arm and Giving Instructions to Cab Driver; Unknown Date; {29.320/292} (jpg). |  | [James R. Driver, M.D.]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Driver glance" by Sean Fenning Commentary: "Driver glance." | "Luke the engine driver" by Uschi Hering Commentary: "Rapefield with tractor." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Play | Caption |
 | Pile driver; construction; drive; batter; beat; butt; dash; dig; hammer; jackhammer; knock; maul; plunge; pop; punch; ram; run; shoot; sink; smite; sock; stab; stick; strike; throw; thrust; thump; thwack; whack; wham. |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Author | Quotation |
Captain William Driver | I name thee Old Glory. |
Henry Morgan | A careful driver is one who honks his horn when he goes through a red light. |
Homer Phillips | One place where you're sure to find the perfect driver is in the back seat. |
Jay Leno | The reason there are two senators for each state is so that one can be the designated driver. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Sylvie and Bruno | Carroll, Lewis | The driver ran out to his assistance, and he and I together raised the unfortunate cyclist and carried him into the shop |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The horses were harnessed, and the travellers, who had been called by the driver hastily, were climbing the high iron steps of the vehicle |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | The conductor talked with the driver, both nodding often in the green light of the lamp |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Nervously the driver tried to force him into participation |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Driver fatigue is responsible for an estimated 100,000 motor vehicle accidents and 1500 deaths each year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (references) | |
Business | It is a driver of innovation and essential for communications with customers and suppliers. (references) | |
The outfitting of these mines was the main driver behind the surge in sales in the last three years. (references) | ||
The key to successful accessory sales is in understanding the style and needs specific to the European driver. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Bangladesh | The attackers beat a member of the production crew and the driver of the vehicle transporting the team. (references) |
Zimbabwe | In 2000 a Daily News journalist, a photographer, and a driver, were detained, threatened, and forced to remove their clothes and chant ZANU-PF slogans. (references) | |
Zimbabwe | On September 17, in Hwedza, a town 87 miles south of Harare, war veterans and land occupiers severely beat with chains and other weapons three journalists and one driver from the Daily News. (references) | |
Economic History | Argentina | If needed, we can arrange for an interpreter and a driver for an additional fee. (references) |
India | The Indian computers and peripherals market is the primary driver of the Indian IT sector. (references) | |
Turkey | Demand for natural gas in the power generation sector is the real driver for growth in gas consumption in Turkey. (references) | |
Human Rights | Philippines | The bodies of the agent and driver were found in March. (references) |
Peru | One police officer and the taxi driver severely beat Ayaucan. (references) | |
Albania | Koseni later went to the hospital and assaulted the driver again. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Bangladesh | Police arrested 6 tribals in connection with the murder of the truck driver, and 15 others for arson. (references) |
Bangladesh | After their safe and peaceful release on March 17, one of the hostages told a newspaper reporter that one of his abductors had confided that the motive was not political but rather, they wanted money "for the welfare of Chakma people." On June 23, a Bengali truck driver in Khagrachhari District in the Chittagong Hill Tracts was murdered. (references) | |
Minorities | Togo | On July 29, a Togolese mob reportedly ransacked a Nigerian church after an ethnic Ibo allegedly stabbed a taxi driver over a disputed fare. (references) |
Travel | Peru | If you lease a car with a driver, a tip is common. (references) |
Chad | Cars with a driver are available for rent at major hotels. (references) | |
West Bank | Long-term business visitors may want to rent a car and driver. (references) | |
Women | Afghanistan | In December 1998, the Taliban ordered that bus drivers who took female passengers must encase the bus in curtains and put up a curtain so that the female passengers cannot see or be seen by the driver. (references) |
Worker Rights | Belgium | A Belgian driver was arrested shortly after the discovery; at year's end, the case against him remained pending. (references) |
Cote d'Ivoire | The Minister of Labor, Civil Service, and Administrative Reforms promised to pay them at the end of October; however, by year's end, they had not been paid, and a strike was planned for 2002. There were no developments in the trial of a gendarme who had shot a striking minibus driver in November 2000. Unions are free to join international bodies. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | DEBT, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slave- driver. As, pent in an aquarium, the troutlet Swims round and round his tank to find an outlet, Pressing his nose against the glass that holds him, Nor ever sees the prison that enfolds him; So the poor debtor, seeing naught around him, Yet feels the narrow limits that impound him, Grieves at his debt and studies to evade it, And finds at last he might as well have paid it. Barlow S. Vode |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Dennis Miller | In fact, we are now unwilling to lift a finger unless it's to let another driver know what we think of him. |
James Lipton | I agree with you. I think that anybody's craft is fascinating. A taxi driver talking about taxi driving is going to be very, very interesting. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Driver" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.95% of the time. "Driver" is used about 5,208 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 98.95% | 5,154 | 1,898 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.05% | 55 | 45,713 |
| Total | 100.00% | 5,208 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "driver" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Driver | Last name | 6,000 | 1,985 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
1. Driver, AR |
Expressions using "driver": assistant driver ♦ automobile driver ♦ Automobile Driver Examination ♦ back seat driver ♦ backseat driver ♦ bargain driver ♦ bus driver ♦ cab driver ♦ camel driver ♦ car driver ♦ cart driver ♦ coach driver ♦ cost Driver Attribute ♦ crane driver ♦ designated driver ♦ device driver ♦ differential alarm driver ♦ differential driver ♦ Driver ant ♦ driver behavior ♦ driver behaviour ♦ Driver Licensing Centre ♦ driver without a license ♦ drowsy driver ♦ Engine driver ♦ experienced driver ♦ Feather driver ♦ Field driver ♦ ghost driver ♦ Gunpowder pile driver ♦ Hen driver ♦ log driver ♦ lorry driver ♦ mule driver ♦ network driver ♦ network driver interface specification ♦ packet driver ♦ pile driver ♦ quill driver ♦ race driver ♦ racing driver ♦ relief driver ♦ river driver ♦ screw driver ♦ slave driver ♦ stake driver ♦ tank driver ♦ taxi driver ♦ test driver ♦ thill driver ♦ tractor driver ♦ tram driver ♦ transport Driver Interface ♦ truck driver ♦ virtual Device Driver ♦ work driver. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "driver": driver-accompanied, driver-conductor, driver-fatigue, driver-no, driver-only, driver-operated, driver-plus. | |
Ending with "driver": bus-driver, cab-driver, coach-driver, co-driver, drink-driver, engine-driver, lorry-driver, slave-driver, taxi-driver, truck-driver. | |
Containing "driver": pile-driver operator. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
golf driver | 17,753 | sound driver | 860 |
driver | 13,600 | cd rom driver | 849 |
driver license | 4,204 | truck driver | 799 |
car and driver | 3,717 | epson printer driver | 785 |
device driver | 3,095 | texas driver license | 735 |
modem driver | 2,789 | ati driver | 708 |
hp driver | 2,170 | driver ed | 697 |
driver for printer | 2,062 | canon printer driver | 597 |
software driver | 1,906 | monitor driver | 570 |
florida driver license | 1,450 | window driver | 536 |
usb driver | 1,382 | audio driver | 536 |
video driver | 1,368 | epson driver | 535 |
hp printer driver | 1,302 | truck driver job | 503 |
driver download | 1,288 | sony driver | 503 |
international driver license | 1,169 | mouse driver | 496 |
driver education | 1,045 | lexmark driver | 488 |
nvidia driver | 1,045 | intel driver | 476 |
scanner driver | 1,009 | minnie driver | 471 |
dvd driver | 926 | aspi driver | 462 |
sound card driver | 877 | sound blaster driver | 450 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "driver"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | drejtues energjik, transmision (drive, rope-drive, transmission), shofer (busman, chauffeur), shkop golfi (club, niblick), makinist (carman, engine driver, machinist, manipulator, mate, mechanic, operator, runner). (various references) | |
Arabic | متنزه (hiker, promenader, rider, walker), مضرب (drumstick, on, paddle, stick, striker, striking), ناقل الحركة, سائق (carter, chauffeur, haul, jockey, motorist, operator, teamster), راكب السيارة. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | стик за голф за далечни удари, шофьор (chauffeur, motorist, wheelman), кочияш (coachman, whip), говедар (cattleman, cowherd, cowpuncher, herdsman, neat-herd, oxherd, stockeeper), гонач, ватман (tram driver), вид африканска мравка, надзирател на роби (slave driver), машинист (engine driver, engineer, greaser, machinist, manipulator, mechanic, pressman), задвижващо колело (driving wheel), експлоататор (exploiter, flayer, flay-flint, slave driver, sweater). (various references) | |
Catalan | xofer (chauffeur, conductor). (various references) | |
Chinese | 開車人 (person driving a vehicle), 司机 (drivers), 司機 (chauffeur). (various references) | |
Czech | koèí (coachman), řidiè (rider), šofér (chauffeur). (various references) | |
Danish | fører (chauffeur, conductor), chauffør (chauffeur, conductor). (various references) | |
Dutch | chauffeur (chauffeur), bestuurder (administrator, chauffeur, conductor, director, governor, manager), voerman (carrier, transporter), conducteur (conductor, guard). (various references) | |
Esperanto | direktilisto, veturigisto, stiristo, stiranto, kondukisto (conductor), ŝoforo (chauffeur). (various references) | |
Faeroese | bilstjóri (chauffeur). (various references) | |
Farsi | گاری چی , سورچی , راننده (Helmsman, Repellent), شوفر (Chauffeur). (various references) | |
Finnish | ajaja (champion advocate, chauffeur). (various references) | |
French | chauffeur (bus driver), conducteur (bus driver, drivers, engine driver), driver. (various references) | |
German | Fahrer (chauffeur, conductor, cyclist, drivers, rider), Treiber (beater, drivers, drover), autofahrer (car driver, drivers, hit-and-run driver, motoring public, motorist), kutscher (cabby, coachman, coachmen), Kraftfahrer (motorist), Fuhrmann (carter, coachman, waggoner, wagoner). (various references) | |
Greek | οδηγός (guide, guide book, guidebook, guideline, handbook). (various references) | |
Hebrew | עגלון (cabman, coachman, hackman, teamster), דריבר, גלגל מניע (impeller), נהג (chauffeur, motorist). (various references) | |
Hungarian | gépész (engine driver, engineer, engine-room artificer, engine-room hand, machinist, mechanic, operator, projectionist), hajtókerék (driving wheel), hajtófa (shooting-stick), hajtó (actuating, beater, driving, gillie, hunting, propellent, propelling, propulsive), hajcsár (overlander, Whacker), golfütő (club, golf-club, golf-stick), gépkocsivezetõ (chauffeur), állathajcsár, gépjárművezető, kivezérlő, fokozat (cascade, class, classification, degree, gradation, grade, notch, scale, stage), fogatos ló, csavarhúzó (screwdriver, screwdriwer), ütköző (buffer, bumper, check, coincident, keeper, limit, stop dog), űzőfa, ár (awl, bodkin, cost, flood, full sea, high water, mainstream, margin, price, pricker, prodding tool, puncheon, rate, torrent), gépkocsivezető (teamster), meghajtókerék, vezéroszcillátor, verőkos (rammer), verőkar, vájár (Collier, cutter, dig, digger, hewer), sofõr (chauffeur), sofőr (chauffeur), hajtórúd, rabszolgahajcsár (slave driver), hajtószerkezet, meghajtó szíjtárcsa, meghajtó, lyukasztóvas (dolly, pricker, prodding tool), lyukütő, kocsivezető, kocsis (Carter, teamster, Tranter, whip), vezető (captain, chief, cock of the walk, conducive, directory, executive, governing, guiding, head, high, keeper, leader), sofôr. (various references) | |
Icelandic | ökuþór (racing driver, racing motorist). (various references) | |
Indonesian | sopir (chauffeur), penghalau (drover, herder). (various references) | |
Irish | tiománaí, tiomáin (drive). (various references) | |
Italian | autista (chauffeur), guidatore (drivers), conduttore (conductor, manager, operator). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 御者 (cabman, coachman, postilion). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ぎょしゃ (cabman, coachman, postilion), ドライバー (screwdriver), ドライバ , うんてんしゃ, うんてんしゅ (chauffeur). (various references) | |
Korean | 운전사 (Chauffeur, drivers). (various references) | |
Manx | immanagh (chauffeur, driving, driving iron, drover, impelling). (various references) | |
Norwegian | sjåfør (chauffeur, conductor). (various references) | |
Papiamen | chufùr (chauffeur). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | iverdray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | motorista (chauffeur, conductor, motorist), chofer (busman, chauffeur). (various references) | |
Portuguese Brazilian | motorista, chofer. (various references) | |
Romanian | vizitiu (coachman, whip), supraveghetor de sclavi (slave driver), motor (device, driving, engine, motive, motor, mover, stimulus), mecanic (by power, machinist, mechanic, mechanical, mechanician, mechanistic, mechanistically, operator, tender), conducãtor auto, birjar (cab, cabman, Carman, whip), şofer (Carman, chauffeur, operator). (various references) | |
Russian | управляющая программа (supervisor), шофер (chauffeur), гуртовщик (drover, herdsman), водитель (hit-and-run driver, truckman), ведущее колесо (driving wheel, driving-wheel, pinion), надсмотрщик над рабами (slave driver), драйвер, длинная клюшка. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | vozač (chauffeur, motorist), upravljač (handlebar, steering wheel), nadzornik (floor walker, floorwalker, foreman, gaffer, ganger, overlooker, overman, steward, supervisor, surveyor, viewer, warden), gonič (beater), štap za golf, šofer (chauffeur). (various references) | |
Sicilian | tassista (taxi driver). (various references) | |
Spanish | chófer (chauffeur, conductor, dove, motorist), conductor (cable, calipers, callipers, conduct, conductor, lead, leader, leading, motorist). (various references) | |
Swedish | chaufför (cabby, cabman, chauffeur), kusk (coachman, teamster, Wagoner), förare (drivers, guide, jockey, pilot). (various references) | |
Tagalog | tsupér (chauffeur). (various references) | |
Thai | ไม้กอล์ฟ, คนขับรถ. (various references) | |
Turkish | sürücü (autoist, automobilist, drive, driving). (various references) | |
Turkmen | sьrьgi. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | шофер (chauffeur), гуртівник (drover), візник (cab, cab driver, cabby, cabman, carrier, charioteer, wainer), механік-водій, машиніст (engineer, machinist, manipulator, operator). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | người không có trách nhiệm nhưng cứ thích điều khiển (back-seat driver). (various references) | |
Welsh | gyrrwr (sender), gyriedydd. (various references) | |
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