driver vs designated driver

designated driver vs driver

driver and designated driver both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
driver	Yes	No	No	No
designated driver	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, designated driver is a hyponym of driver; that is, designated driver is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than driver:

driver: the operator of a motor vehicle
designated driver: the member of a party who is designated to refrain from alcohol and so is sober when it is time to drive home

Other hyponyms of driver include bus driver, busman, chauffeur, honker, kerb crawler, automobilist, motorist, owner-driver, automobile driver, race driver, racer, road hog, roadhog, speed demon, speeder, tailgater, cabby, cabdriver, cabman, hack-driver, hack driver, livery driver, taxidriver, taximan, teamster, truck driver, trucker, test driver.

driver (noun)	designated driver (noun)
a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee	the member of a party who is designated to refrain from alcohol and so is sober when it is time to drive home
(computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device
the operator of a motor vehicle
a golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver
someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle

Difference between driver and designated driver

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