Meaning & use
teamster
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a person who drives a team of animals, or, in modern usage, a truck driver.
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In the 1800s, teamsters hauled goods across the country by wagon.
The teamster delivered the shipment to the warehouse before dawn.
A note on using this word
In the US, 'Teamster' is also capitalized as the name of a major labor union, but as a common noun it simply means a truck or wagon driver.
Words with a similar meaning
truckerdriver
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