Etymology From Middle English *trukere (“one who disappoints, a deceiver”), from Middle English trukien (“to fail, run out, disappoint”), equivalent to truck (“to fail”) + -er (agent noun suffix). Compare trooker.
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UK, Derogatory, Dialectal One who has done something offensive; a deceitful, dishonest, or disreputable person; a deceiver; a cheat.
Etymology From Middle English *trukere (“one who disappoints, a deceiver”), from Middle English trukien (“to fail, run out, disappoint”), equivalent to truck (“to fail”) + -er (agent noun suffix). Compare trooker.
I says, "Pig Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck We just ain't a-gonna pay no toll." So we crashed the gate doing ninety-eight. I says "Let them truckers roll, 10-4!"1975, “Convoy”, in C.W. McCall, Chip Davis (lyrics), Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall:
He slung wild salmon at a Whole Foods fish counter, lived on beef jerky and Gatorade on a grueling eight-state journey with a long haul trucker, sneaked into giant pig and chicken factory farms with animal activists, and interviewed the equivalent of modern-day slaves in the Thai fishing industry. […] Because of deregulation and the drive to lower costs, Mr. Lorr said, truckers are now regarded by many companies as just another replaceable part. Some can barely eke out a living.2020 September 24, Alex Williams, “The Ugly (and Glorious) Truth About American Supermarkets”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 01 Nov 2020:
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Thousands of truckers participated in the so-called Freedom Convoy, fighting a Covid-19 mandate that requires all Canadian truckers crossing the US-Canadian border to be fully vaccinated or quarantine in their homes for two weeks when they return. […] People show their support for a trucker as he leaves downtown Ottawa on February 19.2022 February 19 [2022 February 11], “Scenes from the Canadian trucker protests”, in CNN, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2022:
No man having ever yet driven a saving bargain with this great trucker for souls.1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: