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long-hauler

long-hauler noun: a truck driver who covers long distances to deliver goods, often being away from home for extended periods of time.

Noun

long-hauler (plural long-haulers)

  1. A truck driver who covers long distances to deliver goods, often being away from home for extended periods of time.
    • A run-down truck stop on an old tobacco highway. Long-haulers eating breakfasts in corners. A church group in the gift shop.2010, David Goodwillie, American Subversive, New York, NY: Scribner, →ISBN, page 21
  2. A COVID-19 patient who is suffering from the symptoms of the disease for a significantly longer period than the average.
    • The disease’s “long-haulers” have endured relentless waves of debilitating symptoms—and disbelief from doctors and friends. […] Yet support groups on Slack and Facebook host thousands of people like LeClerc, who say they have been wrestling with serious COVID-19 symptoms for at least a month, if...2020 June 4, Ed Yong, “COVID-19 Can Last for Several Months”, in The Atlantic
    • Fourteen months later, battling chronic effects of the deadly coronavirus and saddled with permanent viral-induced asthma, she is labeled a long-hauler.2021 July 27, Julie Kotsis, “‘I would just hate to see somebody go through this’; Young COVID-19 long hauler encourages others to get shot”, in Woodstock Sentinel-Review, Windsor, Ontario, page A3

Examples of long-hauler in a sentence

  • Some call themselves “long-termers” or “long-haulers.”2020 June 4, Ed Yong, “COVID-19 Can Last for Several Months”, in The Atlantic:
  • Stephanie Schroeder, 50, is a COVID-19 long-hauler who tells her story to encourage others to get the vaccine.2021 August 11, Nedra Rhone, “OPINION: COVID long-hauler is now vaccine advocate”, in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

Forms of long-hauler

plurallong-haulers

Origin of long-hauler

From long haul + -er.

Questions about long-hauler

What does long-hauler mean?
Long-hauler means a truck driver who covers long distances to deliver goods, often being away from home for extended periods of time.
How do you use long-hauler in a sentence?
Some call themselves “long-termers” or “long-haulers.”
What part of speech is long-hauler?
Long-hauler is a noun.
What is the plural of long-hauler?
The plural of long-hauler is long-haulers.

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