sunday driver

Sun·day driv·er

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhn-dey, -dee drahy-ver]
- /ˈsʌn deɪ, -di ˈdraɪ vər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhn-dey, -dee drahy-ver]
- /ˈsʌn deɪ, -di ˈdraɪ vər/

Definitions of sunday driver words

noun sunday driver a person who drives a car inexpertly, especially slowly or overcautiously, in the manner of one who drives infrequently. 1
noun sunday driver a person who drives slowly, timorously, or unskilfully, as if used to driving only on Sundays when the roads are relatively quiet 0

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Origin of sunday driver

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Sunday driver

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sunday driver popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for sunday driver

noun sunday driver

amateur — An amateur is someone who does something as a hobby and not as a job.
bush leaguer — Also called busher. Baseball. a player in a minor league. an incompetent player, as one who behaves or plays as if he or she belonged in a minor league.

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