drunk driver
noun
variants
or drunken driver
chiefly US
: a person who drives a vehicle while drunk
He was killed by a drunk driver.
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The drunk driver managed a tavern and had served himself liberally while at work.
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Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The drunk driver, Jordan Lopez, 24, crashed into two vehicles on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard in the early morning hours of Nov. 5, 2023, police said, The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The Health department has said the data is used to help reduce deaths from not wearing a seatbelt or deaths involving a drunk driver.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2025
Possibly drunk driver cause of deadly collision The deadly collision occurred around 6 p.m. Saturday near Northwest 37th Avenue and 171st Street in Miami Gardens.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
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Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The drunk driver, Jordan Lopez, 24, crashed into two vehicles on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard in the early morning hours of Nov. 5, 2023, police said, The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The Health department has said the data is used to help reduce deaths from not wearing a seatbelt or deaths involving a drunk driver.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2025
Possibly drunk driver cause of deadly collision The deadly collision occurred around 6 p.m. Saturday near Northwest 37th Avenue and 171st Street in Miami Gardens.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Drunk driver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driver. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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