driver’s license —(also: driving license) a document which states that a person may operate a motorized vehicle:
- I was forced to produce my driver’s license and all other identification I had on me.
driver’s permit—(U.S.) provisional license for the learner drivers (to drive they must be accompanied by sombody with a driver’s license):
- I was up early so that Heidi could go on a field trip. She still has a driver’s permit and so I needed to go with her on the drive.