truckie

== English == === Etymology === From truck +‎ -ie. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ʌki === Noun === truckie (plural truckies) (Australia, New Zealand, slang) A truck driver. 2005, “Marcus”, quoted in Rose McCrohan, Chapter 3: I Don′t Care If I Live or Die, Keith D. Gilbert (editor), Sexuality, Sport and the Culture of Risk, Volume 6, page 45, I met up with a truckie and stayed on the road with him for most of the two months. I learnt how to drive the truck, even though I didn't have a truck or even a car license. I got to know other truckies and they used to ask for me on the CB radio. (firefighting, slang) A firefighter who works from a fire truck. ==== Synonyms ==== (truck driver): (US, Canada) trucker