scoop driver noun2 •One who operates the scoop that stokes a coal-based generator.The chief stoker who holds the handle and manipulates the scoop is known as the scoop-driver. — 1896 •One who operates an automated mining scoop.After expressing a desire to be a scoop driver, Mr. Collins trained him for this job and Mr. Amburgey began operating the scoop " a couple of weeks " after the opening of the Number 9 mine. — 1983 formsscoop drivers
