ghost driver

noun

wrong-way driver

OriginGerman Geisterfahrer →
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Meanings

nounghost driver (plural ghost drivers)

plural ghost drivers

  1. colloquialwrong-way driver

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
wrong-way driver

Origin

  1. GermanGeisterfahrer
  2. Englishghost driver

Calque of German Geisterfahrer. Equivalent to ghost + driver.

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APA

ghost driver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20driver

MLA

“ghost driver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20driver. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghost driver,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20driver.

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