noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈtim.stɚ/
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US:/ˈtim.stɚ/
CMU ARPABET:T IY1 M S T ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A person who drives a team of animals (such as horses or oxen).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person who drives a cargo truck (see Teamster).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A member of the Teamsters labour union, usually a truck driver.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
someone who drives a truck as an occupation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: trucker, truck driver
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: driver
5
noun
Meaning 5
the driver of a team of horses doing hauling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: driver
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English team Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster English teamster From team + -ster.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
ajaja
— driver of oxen
Finnish:
ajuri
— driver of oxen
Finnish:
ajomies
— driver of oxen
Portuguese:
tropeiro
— driver of oxen
Serbo-Croatian:
volar
— driver of oxen
Serbo-Croatian:
volarica
— driver of oxen
Spanish:
tayacán (Hond.)
— driver of oxen
Dutch:
trucker
— person who drives a cargo truck
Finnish:
rekkakuski
— person who drives a cargo truck
Finnish:
kuorma-autonkuljettaja
— person who drives a cargo truck
Portuguese:
caminhoneiro
— person who drives a cargo truck
Spanish:
tronquista
— person who drives a cargo truck