DRIVERS Synonyms: 9 Similar and Opposite Words

drivers

noun

plural of driver

as in motorists

a person who travels by automobile fans arriving by public transportation will find the south entrance most convenient, but drivers will have a choice of entrances

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Recent Examples of drivers Because, again, Kohles is one of the most accurate drivers in golf and dialed in with his irons and putting, approach play and driving are the three most important skills for Sedgefield. — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Tightly integrated to work only with Tesla electric vehicles, the DC fast-charging experience for Tesla customers was painless in ways that EV drivers dependent on CCS1 chargers operated by a patchwork of networks could only dream of. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026 Uber, which has been inking partnerships with robotaxi providers, doesn't break out the share of rides or deliveries that have drivers and those that don't. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 But too many of the Big Apple’s drivers have apparently decided the fine is an acceptable cost to stay parked on a city street — cheaper, at least, than many of the city’s private parking lots. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026 The platform works to standardize how dealers, operators and drivers photograph and report vehicle damage. — Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 City officials insist this isn't about publicly shaming drivers. — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 Half of the voters polled chose tolls charged to drivers who use the new lanes as the preferred funding method for the project. — Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026 CFOs are seeing only aggregate bills without understanding the underlying drivers. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 July 2026

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The plan announced Thursday would allow motorists to access Second Street from Capitol Mall and I Street, but access beyond Second Street to the Old Sacramento waterfront would be restricted.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
The now-former officer, Edgar Garcia Cancino, was part of a San Fernando Valley anti-gang unit whose members were alleged to have improperly pulled over and searched hundreds of motorists.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of motorists

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Next to the baggage claim, Pissenem’s chauffeurs held up iPhones for the visiting DJs who’d flown commercial.

— Max Marshall, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026
Parents often become champions, supporters, chauffeurs, teachers, and cheerleaders long before anyone else recognizes a child's potential.

— Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026

Definition of chauffeurs

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