trucker

/ˈtɹʌkɚ/

UK: /ˈtɹʌkə/

trucker

English Noun Top 18,842

Definition

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.