rideshare driver
Gig economy motorist
A rideshare driver is someone who transports passengers using a personal vehicle through app-based services like Uber or Lyft.
Unlike traditional taxi drivers, rideshare drivers typically work as independent contractors, setting their own hours and using their own cars: Our rideshare driver took a shortcut through downtown.
The term emerged in the 2010s with the growth of smartphone-based transportation platforms.
- uberSlang for extreme
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
- dropoffAbrupt descent point
- backseatVehicle's rearward passenger area
- appMobile device software
star rating · rating · surge pricing · surge · tips · gas money · gig · side hustle · hustle · navigation · destination · carpool · stranger · conversation · airport · trunk · suitcase · waiting
- side jobspart-time work, moonlighting, odd jobs, weekend job, freelance work
- transport workerscoachman, pilot, chauffeur, cabman, ferry operator
- driverstrucker, chauffeur, long haul trucker, car transporter, expediter
- gig jobsgig worker, freelancer, temp, temp worker, contractor
- mobile workerstrucker, traveling salesman, traveling nurse, courier, field technician
- gig workgig work, gig worker, side hustle, freelancer, freelancing
rideshare driverpassenger
Traveler, not operator
rider · fare · commuter · customer · pedestrian
rideshare driverbus driver
One who steers passengers
train conductor · subway operator · commercial pilot · transit worker · ferry captain
ride, share, driver, rides, riding, ridden, rider, riders, shares