# trucker

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɹʌkə/ · frequency rank #31,012

## Definitions
1. One who has done something offensive; a deceitful, dishonest, or disreputable person; a deceiver; a cheat.
2. A rogue; rascal; miscreant; a ne'er-do-well.

## Etymology
From Middle English *trukere (“one who disappoints, a deceiver”), from Middle English trukien (“to fail, run out, disappoint”), equivalent to truck (“to fail”) + -er (agent noun suffix). Compare trooker.

## Easily confused with
- **trucks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trucker-vs-trucks)
- **tucker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trucker-vs-tucker)
- **truck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/truck-vs-trucker)
- **truce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/truce-vs-trucker)
- **tracer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tracer-vs-trucker)
- **ticker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ticker-vs-trucker)
- **tracked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tracked-vs-trucker)
- **tracker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tracker-vs-trucker)
- **trickery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trickery-vs-trucker)

## Common misspellings (11)
`rtucker`, `trcuker`, `trrucker`, `truccker`, `trucekr`, `truckerr`, `truckker`, `truckre`, `trukcer`, `ttrucker`, `turcker`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/trucker