crane-driver

plural crane-drivers

1. alternativeAlternative form of crane driver.

   The crane-driver landed on the car of a grocery store owner who witnessed both deaths.

   2006 October 18, Louise Christian, “History in the making, online: A day in the life of Britain”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2026

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   Within a short time, a partially dressed crane-driver arrived and in a few minutes all the cars were swung off.

   1993 March 27, Frank Barrett, quoting L B Sutcliffe, “Travel: Sailing down memory lane […]”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2022

   His waitress mother is too busy supporting the family to give him the attention he deserves, and only Grandpa (the reliable David Bradley), a pigeon-fancying retired crane-driver, listens to him.

   2001 November 4, Philip French, “Gabriel & Me”, in The Observer, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2026

   My dad worked 16-hour shifts as a crane-driver with British Steel to make sure we always had food, shoes and clothes.

   2014 October 16, Henry Winter, quoting Neil Warnock, “Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock: My idol is Brian Clough but Jose Mourinho is the next best thing”, in The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2019