cycler

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈsaɪklər/ UK /ˈsaɪklə/ See IPA manual

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noun
a person or device that cycles or repeats a process

The thermal cycler ran the samples through forty rounds.

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1 noun · a person or device that... cyclist cycle

Word family

Related forms cycle cyclic recycle

Etymology

From English 'cycle' + the agent suffix -er; 'cycle' is from Late Latin cyclus, from Greek kyklos ('circle, wheel, ring').

kyklos Ancient Greek

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# cycler

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈsaɪklər
**IPA (UK):** ˈsaɪklə

## Meanings
1. a person or device that cycles or repeats a process

## Examples
- The thermal cycler ran the samples through forty rounds.

## Synonyms
- cyclist
- cycle

## Related Forms
- cycle
- cyclic
- recycle

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: kyklos

## Etymology
From English 'cycle' + the agent suffix -er; 'cycle' is from Late Latin cyclus, from Greek kyklos ('circle, wheel, ring').

## AI Etymology
Cycler is from English 'cycle' + the agent suffix -er; 'cycle' is from Late Latin cyclus, from Greek kyklos ('circle, wheel, ring'). The immediate etymological form is Ancient Greek kyklos. The suffix -er marks an agent, instrument, or associated person, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as a noun, it means "a person or device that cycles or repeats a process", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include cycle, cyclic, and recycle.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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