"Sunday driver" meaning in All languages combined

See Sunday driver on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-Sunday driver.ogg Forms: Sunday drivers [plural]
Etymology: From Sunday + driver, Sunday being a popular day for leisure driving. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Sunday|driver}} Sunday + driver Head templates: {{en-noun}} Sunday driver (plural Sunday drivers)
  1. (idiomatic) One who drives slowly or inexpertly, as for leisure or sightseeing. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): People Translations (one who drives slowly): søndagsbilist [common-gender] (Danish), zondagsrijder [masculine] (Dutch), sunnuntaiajelija (Finnish), sunnuntaiautoilija (Finnish), conducteur du dimanche [masculine] (French), Sonntagsfahrer [masculine] (German), automobilista della domenica [feminine, masculine] (Italian), automobilista da strapazzo [feminine, masculine] (Italian), サンデードライバー (sandē-doraibā) (Japanese), søndagskjører [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), niedzielny kierowca [masculine] (Polish), domingueiro [masculine] (Portuguese), domingueira [feminine] (Portuguese), motorista de fim de semana [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), dominguero [masculine] (Spanish), söndagsbilist [common-gender] (Swedish), söndagsförare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Sunday_driver-en-noun-0nN7gMVp Disambiguation of People: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'one who drives slowly': 57 43
  2. (dated) One who drives infrequently, and often poorly. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Automotive, People
    Sense id: en-Sunday_driver-en-noun-~jI6rk0z Disambiguation of Automotive: 45 55 Disambiguation of People: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 43 57

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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