knights of the road
Long-haul truckers
Knights of the road is a somewhat romantic or humorous term for people who travel highways as a way of life.
It most often refers to long-haul truck drivers, acknowledging their nomadic profession and the camaraderie of the road.
The phrase has also been applied to traveling salesmen, hobos, and highway robbers—anyone whose livelihood depends on constant movement along the roads.
- truck driverCommercial vehicle operator
- big rigTractor-trailer combination
- diesel fuelCompression-ignition engine petroleum
- truck stopRoadside facility for haulers
- rest stopRoadside traveler facility
long haul trucker · adventurer · highwayman · brigand · hauler · bandit · wanderer · robber · bushranger · nomad · vagabond · wayfarer · courier · independence · outlaw · free spirit · rolling stone · marauder
knights of the roaddesk jockeys
Sedentary office employees
office workers · homebodies · nine-to-fivers · bank tellers · commuters
knights of the roadhomeowners
Property-possessing residents
settlers · townsfolk · locals · homebodies · pillars of the community
knights of the roadwage slaves
Workers trapped by necessity
drudges · company men · pencil pushers · paper pushers · bean counters
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