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teamster
A teamster, in modern American English, is a truck driver. The trade union named after them is the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT or Teamsters), one of the largest unions in the United States.
Originally, the term "teamster" referred to a person who drove a team of draft animals, usually a wagon drawn by oxen, horses, or mules.〔"Macquarie Dictionary" 2nd edition, 1991〕 This term was common by the time of the Mexican-American War (1848) and the Indian Wars throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries on the American frontier.
A teamster might also drive pack animals, such as a muletrain, in which case he was also known as a muleteer or muleskinner. Another name for the occupation was bullwhacker, related to driving oxen. Today this person may be called an outfitter or packer.〔Shemanski, Frances (1984) "Mule Days Celebration", ''A Guide to Fairs and Festivals in the United States'', Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, (p. 15 ), ISBN 0-313-21437-9〕 In Australian English, a teamster was also known as a bullocker or bullocky.
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