designated driver

Definitions

A person who avoids drinking alcohol at a social engagement for the purpose of driving their companions home.

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Examples

“Back in the 1980s, the Harvard School of Public Health mounted a campaign to normalize the idea of a “designated driver” to reduce⟳ drunk driving. Jay Winsten of Harvard spent weeks in Hollywood, meeting with 250 executive producers and head writers, asking them to work⟳ the concept of a designated driver into their TV scripts. Many agreed.”

“I’m his Lyft driver, or, as I have⟳ come⟳ to think⟳ of it, his designated driver on demand⟳.”

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