Sunday driver en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From Sunday + driver, Sunday being a popular day for leisure driving.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) One who drives slowly or inexpertly, as for leisure or sightseeing.
I was eager to get there, but I got stuck behind one Sunday driver after another on that trip.
Wallace is hardly your typical Sunday driver out on a jaunt in the countryside.
1990 July 30, Davide Thigpen, “Real-Life Days of Thunder”, in Time:
- (dated) One who drives infrequently, and often poorly.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday drivers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (18)
cmn 龜速車 /龟速车 (one who drives slowly) · sv söndagsbilist (one who drives slowly) · fr conducteur du dimanche (one who drives slowly) · pt motorista de fim de semana (one who drives slowly) · de Sonntagsfahrer (one who drives slowly) · pt domingueira (one who drives slowly) · fi sunnuntaiautoilija (one who drives slowly) · da søndagsbilist (one who drives slowly) · es dominguero (one who drives slowly) · it automobilista da strapazzo (one who drives slowly) · pt domingueiro (one who drives slowly) · fi sunnuntaiajelija (one who drives slowly) · sv söndagsförare (one who drives slowly) · pl niedzielny kierowca (one who drives slowly) · it automobilista della domenica (one who drives slowly) · nb søndagskjører (one who drives slowly) · ja サンデードライバー (one who drives slowly) · nl zondagsrijder (one who drives slowly)