lorry driver

collocation in English

meaningsoflorryanddriver

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lorry
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlɒr.i/us
/ˈlɔːr.i/
a ...
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driver
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdraɪ.vər/us
/ˈdraɪ.vɚ/
someone who drives ...
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(Definition oflorryanddriverfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflorry driver

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Fagua came to mills with his cousin who was alorrydriverand tried to obtain a temporary employment but did not know whom to approach.
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The profession oflorrydrivershould be made more attractive and also respectable.
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Would you want to come across alorrydriveron the road who has been driving for 30 hours without a break?
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The long-distancelorrydriversmokes, on average, 30 or 40 cigarettes a day.
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This the doctor did while the petitioner, thelorrydriver, was unconscious.
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Every one that he chose will no longer count against thelorrydriver: neither the lighting offence nor the choosing of the wrong road.
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Assume that thislorrydriverhas driven his lorry without any offence for twenty years.
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I have in mind a situation which arose many years ago when alorrydriverwas involved in a fatal accident.
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Thelorrydriverstopped, and there was not an accident.
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If thelorrydriveris resting, he should be protected.
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His insurance, travelling conditions, overnight conditions and food and everything else are of a much higher standard than those of thelorrydriver.
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With foreign vehicles, it is difficult to do this because the owner is abroad and thelorrydriverwill not have £200 with him.
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Wages to thelorrydriver/supervisors in the same period amounted to approximately £46.
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Some anxieties have been expressed to me on this measure by the occasional road haulier orlorrydriver, but they are the exceptions.
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On the other hand, anylorrydriveris bound to stop if he is ordered to do so by a police officer.
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The voice of thelorrydriveris overdue for a hearing.
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That somebody must be thelorrydriverand his mate.
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What hours can alorrydriverlegally work?
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It is no use trying to enforce a notice against alorrydriverentering or leaving the site.
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Could he not be better employed in making aeroplanes instead of being employed as alorrydriver?
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