"long-hauler" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: long-haulers [plural]
Etymology: From long haul + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|long haul|-er}} long haul + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} long-hauler (plural long-haulers)
  1. A truck driver who covers long distances to deliver goods, often being away from home for extended periods of time. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-long-hauler-en-noun-~hmflhfc Disambiguation of People: 59 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 64 36
  2. A COVID-19 patient who is suffering from the symptoms of the disease for a significantly longer period than the average. Categories (topical): Coronavirus Coordinate_terms (COVID-19 patient): long Covid, long-term Covid, long-haul COVID, ongoing covid, post-COVID-19 syndrome, post Covid, chronic Covid
    Sense id: en-long-hauler-en-noun-AQ9mkoMQ Disambiguation of Coronavirus: 19 81 Disambiguation of 'COVID-19 patient': 15 85

Inflected forms

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