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female driver
A female person who drives or operates a vehicle such as a car, bus, bicycle, or truck.
Die Fahrerin des blauen Wagens hat an der Kreuzung nicht aufgepasst.
The female driver of the blue car wasn't paying attention at the intersection.
The word is derived from the verb 'fahren' (to drive/go). The ending '-in' marks the feminine form. The structure is: verb (fahren) → male person (der Fahrer) → female person (die Fahrerin).
Die neue Busfahrerin ist sehr freundlich.
The new female bus driver is very friendly.
To specify which vehicle is being driven, German usually uses the genitive or a 'von' construction. The genitive is somewhat more formal.
Die Fahrerin des Taxis kannte eine Abkürzung.
The female taxi driver knew a shortcut.
'Fahrerin' often becomes part of compound nouns to specify the profession or the type of vehicle. Typical examples are 'Busfahrerin' (female bus driver), 'Taxifahrerin' (female taxi driver), or 'Radfahrerin' (female cyclist).
Als LKW-Fahrerin ist sie in ganz Europa unterwegs.
As a female truck driver, she travels all over Europe.
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'der Fahrer' and 'die Fahrerin' both refer to a person who operates a vehicle. The most important difference is the gender of the person: 'der Fahrer' is the masculine form, and 'die Fahrerin' is the feminine form. Both can be used for a car, bus, truck, bicycle, or similar vehicles. Learners may confuse the words because the role is the same, but the form depends on the person. If you are talking about a woman, 'die Fahrerin' is more precise and more natural.
Die Fahrerin fuhr vorsichtig durch den engen Tunnel.
The driver drove carefully through the narrow tunnel.
Der Fahrer hielt den Bus an der nächsten Haltestelle an.
The driver stopped the bus at the next stop.