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longhauler

longhauler is the alternative form of long-hauler.

Meaning of long-hauler

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

Forms of longhauler

plurallonghaulers

Questions about longhauler

What is longhauler the alternative form of?
Longhauler is the alternative form of long-hauler.

Words near longhauler in the dictionary

  1. Longham
  2. longhand
  3. longhands
  4. longhaul
  5. longhauled
  6. longhauler
  7. longhaulers
  8. longhauling
  9. longhauls
  10. longhead
  11. longheaded

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