A driver is a person who drives a vehicle.

The idea

Driver is countable: a driver, two drivers. Put a vehicle name before it in roles such as bus driver and taxi driver.

Examples

  • The driver stopped the bus.
  • She is a taxi driver.
  • Two drivers waited near their cars.
  • The driver asked the passenger for an address.
  • He thanked the bus driver.
  • Our driver knows the route.

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Watch out

A driver controls the vehicle; a passenger travels in it without driving or working on it. The role can change between journeys.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the plural after two. Two ___ waited near their cars. (driver / drivers)

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    drivers

    Drivers is the plural after two.

  2. Choose the person controlling the vehicle. The person controlling the bus is the ___. (driver / passenger)

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    driver

    A driver controls the bus.

  3. Choose the role for someone who drives a taxi. A person who drives a taxi is a ___. (taxi driver / taxi passenger)

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    taxi driver

    Taxi driver names a driver by vehicle type.

Use it today

Describe a driver and say what kind of vehicle they drive.