Meaning of designated driver | Babel Free
Definitions
A person who avoids drinking alcohol at a social engagement for the purpose of driving their companions home.
Equivalents
Bosanski
bob
Suomi
juoppokuski
Hrvatski
bob
日本語
ハンドルキーパー
Nederlands
bob
Português
piloto da vez
Српски
bob
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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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