Meanings
plural camel drivers · alternative camel-driver
- One whose occupation is to direct, handle and care for camels, especially as a part of a caravan travelling long distances.
"Yes, psychic power in its varied manifestations is found in humble quarters, but surely that has been its main characteristic from the beginning - fishermen, carpenters, tent-makers, camel drivers, these were the prophets of old."
1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Arabic جَمَّال, جَمَّالَة
- جَمَّال (jammāl)one who is in charge of camels
- جَمَّالَة (jammāla)one who is in charge of camels
Catalan cameller, camellera
- camellerone who is in charge of camels
- camelleraone who is in charge of camels
Dutch kameeldrijver, kameeldrijfster
- kameeldrijverone who is in charge of camels
- kameeldrijfsterone who is in charge of camels
French chamelier, chamelière
- chamelierone who is in charge of camels
- chamelièreone who is in charge of camels
German Kameltreiber, Kameltreiberin
- Kameltreiberone who is in charge of camels
- Kameltreiberinone who is in charge of camels
Italian cammelliere
- cammelliereone who is in charge of camels
Persian ساربان
- ساربان (sârebân)one who is in charge of camels
Polish wielbłądnik
- wielbłądnikone who is in charge of camels
Swedish kamelskötare, kameldrivare
- kamelskötareone who is in charge of camels
- kameldrivareone who is in charge of camels
Turkish deveci
- devecione who is in charge of camels
Cite this entry
camel driver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camel%20driver
“camel driver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camel%20driver. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “camel driver,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camel%20driver.
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