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driverless

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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adj

Meaning 1

Without a driver.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • a driverless vehicle

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English driver Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English driverless From driver + -less.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: førerløs — without a driver
  • Danish: selvkørende — without a driver
  • German: fahrerlos — without a driver
  • Hungarian: vezető nélküli — without a driver
  • Hungarian: önvezető — without a driver
  • Hungarian: önállóan közlekedő — without a driver
  • Hungarian: önjáró — without a driver
  • Norwegian Bokmål: førerløs — without a driver
  • Swedish: förarlös — without a driver
  • Welsh: diyrrwr — without a driver
  • Welsh: heb yrrwr — without a driver
  • Welsh: heb yrwyr — without a driver