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long-hauler

noun

Etymology

From long haul + -er.

Definitions

  1. A truck driver who covers long distances to deliver goods, often being away from home for…

    A truck driver who covers long distances to deliver goods, often being away from home for extended periods of time.

    • A run-down truck stop on an old tobacco highway. Long-haulers eating breakfasts in corners. A church group in the gift shop.

  2. A COVID-19 patient who is suffering from the symptoms of the disease for a significantly…

    A COVID-19 patient who is suffering from the symptoms of the disease for a significantly longer period than the average.

    • Fourteen months later, battling chronic effects of the deadly coronavirus and saddled with permanent viral-induced asthma, she is labeled a long-hauler.
    • Stephanie Schroeder, 50, is a COVID-19 long-hauler who tells her story to encourage others to get the vaccine.

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