driver

driv•er

[[t]ˈdraɪ vər[/t]] n.

1) a person or thing that drives

2) a person who drives a vehicle; coachman, chauffeur, or the like

3) a person who drives animals, as a cowboy

4) spo a golf club with a wooden head whose face has almost no slope, for hitting long low drives from the tee

5)

a) mac a machine part that transmits force or motion

b) mac the member of a pair of connected pulleys, gears, etc., that is nearer to the power source

6) cmp software that controls the interface between a computer and a peripheral device

7) hfi the part of a loudspeaker that transforms the electrical signal into sound

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Etymology: 1350–1400 driv′er•less, adj.