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designated driver

noun

: a person who agrees not to drink alcohol on a particular occasion so that he or she will be able to safely drive around other people who will be drinking alcohol

Full Definition of DESIGNATED DRIVER

:  a person chosen to abstain from intoxicants (as alcohol) so as to transport others safely who are not abstaining
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First Known Use of DESIGNATED DRIVER

1982

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