driver
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- 1 driver、chauffeur、vehicle driver
This means a person who drives a vehicle. It can refer to a professional driver or simply the person driving in a given situation.
driver、chauffeur、vehicle driver
A person who drives a car or other vehicle, including taxi, bus, truck, or hired drivers.
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คนขับรถแท็กซี่ khon khàp rót thɛ́ksîi taxi driver คนขับรถแท็กซี่ details
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เรียกคนขับรถให้หน่อย rîak khon khàp rót hây nɔ̀ɔy Please call the driver. เรียกคนขับรถให้หน่อย details
Learning notes
Explanation
คนขับรถ is built from คน “person” and ขับรถ “to drive a vehicle,” so the basic idea is “a person who drives.” รถ can cover vehicles more broadly than just private cars, so the word works for taxi drivers, bus drivers, truck drivers, hired drivers, and ride-hailing drivers. The classifier for the person is คน.
Usage
It is commonly used when talking about transportation, taxis, buses, ride-hailing, pickups, accidents, or driving behavior. It also sounds natural when asking a hotel or company to call a driver.
Caution
Use ขับรถ, not คนขับรถ, when saying that someone drives a car. If the type of driver is unclear, add the vehicle type, as in คนขับรถแท็กซี่ or คนขับรถบัส.