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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So the drunk driver being arrested in the rural part of the state is much different than the drunk driver who's being arrested in Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen, and Brookings.
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Dominik Dausch, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 2 Feb. 2026
In 1980, Cari Lightner, a thirteen-year-old girl who lived outside Sacramento, was killed by a drunk driver while walking to church.
—Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Renee Lund volunteers with Mothers Against Drunk Driving and joined the effort after her son Tanner was killed by a drunk driver in 2022.
—Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
After two seasons watching therapist Jimmy (Jason Segel) and his daughter Alice (Lukita Maxwell) struggle through the aftermath of their wife/mother’s death in a car crash, the season 2 finale found both of them forgiving Louis (Brett Goldstein), the drunk driver who caused the fatal accident.
—Ashley Boucher, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025
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Dominik Dausch, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 2 Feb. 2026
In 1980, Cari Lightner, a thirteen-year-old girl who lived outside Sacramento, was killed by a drunk driver while walking to church.
—Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Renee Lund volunteers with Mothers Against Drunk Driving and joined the effort after her son Tanner was killed by a drunk driver in 2022.
—Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
After two seasons watching therapist Jimmy (Jason Segel) and his daughter Alice (Lukita Maxwell) struggle through the aftermath of their wife/mother’s death in a car crash, the season 2 finale found both of them forgiving Louis (Brett Goldstein), the drunk driver who caused the fatal accident.
—Ashley Boucher, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Drunk driver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driver. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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