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Japanese
Etymology
Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from paper + driver.
Pronunciation
Noun
ペーパードライバー • (pēpā doraibā)
- Someone who has a driver's license but does not drive a car.
- ペーパー (pēpā, “paper”)
- ドライバー (doraibā, “driver”)
Descendants
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN