teamster
英 ['tiːmstə]
- n. 卡车驾驶员；驾驭一队牲畜者
英英释义
- 1. the driver of a team of horses doing hauling
- 2. someone who drives a truck as an occupation
考试真题
- When Hoffa’s Teamsters were in their prime in 1960, only one in ten American government workers belonged to a union; now 36% do.
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中文词源
teamster 卡车司机
team,团队，-ster,人。比喻用法。
英文词源
- teamster (n.)
- "person who drives a team of horses" (especially in hauling freight), 1776, from team (n.) + -ster. Transferred to motor truck drivers by 1907.
词态变化
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