bicyclist C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈbaɪsɪklɪst/ UK /ˈbaɪsɪklɪst/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person who rides a bicycle A lone bicyclist pedaled along the river path. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who rides a bicycle cyclistbikerriderwheelman Word family Related forms bicyclecyclecyclist Etymology AI details From bicycle (Latin bi- 'two' + Greek kuklos 'wheel, circle') + agentive -ist. bi- Latin kúklos Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # bicyclist **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbaɪsɪklɪst/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbaɪsɪklɪst/ ## Meanings 1. a person who rides a bicycle ## Examples - A lone bicyclist pedaled along the river path. ## Synonyms - cyclist - biker - rider - wheelman ## Related Forms - bicycle - cycle - cyclist ## Roots and Affixes - Root: bi- - Root: kúklos ## Etymology From bicycle (Latin bi- 'two' + Greek kuklos 'wheel, circle') + agentive -ist. ## AI Etymology Bicyclist comes from bicycle (Latin bi- 'two' + Greek kuklos 'wheel, circle') + agentive -ist. The historical trail runs through bi- in Latin and kúklos in Ancient Greek. Morphologically, bicyclist is transparent: it draws on bicycle (Latin bi- 'two' + Greek kuklos 'wheel, circle') + agentive -ist. Used as a noun, bicyclist now means "a person who rides a bicycle", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as bicycle, cycle, and cyclist. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown