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1. UKderogatorydialectalOne who has done something offensive; a deceitful, dishonest, or disreputable person; a deceiver; a cheat.
2. ScotlandUKderogatorydialectalA rogue; rascal; miscreant; a ne'er-do-well.

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1. ScotlandUKderogatorydialectalDishonest; resulting from or inspired by dishonesty.

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1. CanadaUKUSderogatorydialectalinformalA truck driver.

   I says, "Pig Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck We just ain't a-gonna pay no toll." So we crashed the gate doing ninety-eight. I says "Let them truckers roll, 10-4!"

   1975, “Convoy”, in C.W. McCall, Chip Davis (lyrics), Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall

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   He slung wild salmon at a Whole Foods fish counter, lived on beef jerky and Gatorade on a grueling eight-state journey with a long haul trucker, sneaked into giant pig and chicken factory farms with animal activists, and interviewed the equivalent of modern-day slaves in the Thai fishing industry. […] Because of deregulation and the drive to lower costs, Mr. Lorr said, truckers are now regarded by many companies as just another replaceable part. Some can barely eke out a living.

   2020 September 24, Alex Williams, “The Ugly (and Glorious) Truth About American Supermarkets”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 01 Nov 2020

   Thousands of truckers participated in the so-called Freedom Convoy, fighting a Covid-19 mandate that requires all Canadian truckers crossing the US-Canadian border to be fully vaccinated or quarantine in their homes for two weeks when they return. […] People show their support for a trucker as he leaves downtown Ottawa on February 19.

   2022 February 19 [2022 February 11], “Scenes from the Canadian trucker protests”, in CNN, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2022

   Synonyms: truckie

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1. UKarchaicderogatorydialectalOne who trucks or trafficks, by trade of goods; a trafficker.

   No man having ever yet driven a saving bargain with this great trucker for souls.

   1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London