teamster

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English team Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster English teamster From team + -ster.

1. A person who drives a team of animals (such as horses or oxen).

   “Dirty boys playing in the ditch, clerks, teamsters, riders, loungers on the comers, ranchers on dusty horses, little girls running errands, and women hurrying to the stores all looked up at her coming with glad eyes.”

   “He turned to the man who spoke. He wore long moustaches after the fashion of teamsters and he wore a widebrim hat with a low round crown.”

2. A person who drives a cargo truck (see Teamster).