"truckie" meaning in All languages combined

See truckie on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-truckie.ogg [Australia] Forms: truckies [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌki Etymology: From truck + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|truck|ie}} truck + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} truckie (plural truckies)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, informal) A truck driver. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, informal Synonyms: trucker [Canada, US]

Inflected forms

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