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driver

Meaning of “driver”

One who directs a chariot or urges an animal forward.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: 1 Kings 22:34

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “driver”

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1 Kings 22:34
And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 22:34 · retained source text

And a certaine man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel betweene the ioynts of the harnesse: wherefore hee sayd vnto the driuer of his charet, Turne thine hand, and cary me out of the hoste, for I am wounded.

1611 marginal noteHeb. in his simplicitie.

1611 marginal noteHeb. ioynts and the brestplate.

1611 marginal noteHeb. made sicke.

Job 39:7
He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 39:7 · retained source text

He scorneth the multitude of the citie, neither regardeth he the crying of the driuer.

1611 marginal noteHebr. of the exactor.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

1. One who drives; the person or thing that urges or compels any thing else to move. 2. The person who drives beasts. 3. The person who drives a carriage; one who conducts a team. 4. A large sail occasionally set on the mizenyard or gaff, the foot being extended over the stern by a boom.

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