運転手 (untenshu) means “driver” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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運転手さんに「おはようございます」と言います。un ten shu sa n ni o ha yō go za i ma su to i i ma su

I say, "Good morning" to the driver.

駅でタクシーの運転手に行き先を伝えました。eki de ta ku shī no un ten shu ni i ki saki o tsuta e ma shi ta

I told the taxi driver my destination at the station.

Presents a person as the one responsible for guiding a vehicle safely from one place to another.

ドライバーdoraibā: A person who drives a vehicle, often used in everyday speech and job titles.

乗り物を操作して目的地まで走らせる人。no ri mono o sō sa shi te moku teki chi ma de hashi ra se ru hito

運転 (unten, "driving") + 手 (shu, "person who does a task") forms this Sino-Japanese compound; 運転 contains 運 (un, "carry") and 転 (ten, "turn").

In everyday conversation, 運転手 (untenshu) commonly describes the person at the wheel, including a family member who drives rather than only a professional chauffeur.