le routier

truck driver, lorry driver

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rout road + ier forms nouns denoting a person, occupation, or thing associated with the base
noun · masculine Rare #48,545
truck driver, lorry driver A common French word for a professional driver who transports goods by road.
FR: Mon père est routier.
EN: My father is a truck driver.

Ça doit être un routier.

He must be a truck driver.

— Out of It (1978)

Je suis routier.

I’m a truck driver.

— Le Frère 2 (2000)

Jeune, j'étais routier.

When I was young, I was a truck driver.

— Tout sur ma mère (1999)