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Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from English driver.
Pronunciation
Noun
drébar (Jawi spelling دريبر, plural drebar-drebar) (Malaysia, Singapore)
- (colloquial) driver
- Synonym: (formal) pemandu
1986 May 10, “Dua beradik bersalah cederakan drebar teksi”, in Berita Harian, Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings, →OCLC, page 12:Dua beradik bersalah cederakan drebar teksi- Two siblings guilty of injuring taxi driver
Usage notes
- Only refers to the occupational driver (e.g. a taxi driver), rather than any person who drives, for which pemandu is used.
- Less common than pemandu.
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