cyclist

B2
US /ˈsaɪkəlɪst/ UK /ˈsaɪ.klɪst/
noun Freq #26570

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A person who rides a cycle, especially a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling.

    A solitary cyclist was coming towards us. His head was down and his shoulders rounded, as he put every ounce of energy that he possessed on to the pedals. He was flying like a racer.

  2. 2
    noun

    A motorcyclist.

    Most of the cyclists were members of the Pagans' Motorcycle Club of Washington.

  3. 3
    noun

    a person who rides a bicycle

Etymology

From cycle + -ist, 1882.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a person who rides a cycle,... bicyclistbikercyclemancyclerpedallerwheelerwheelmanwheelwoman
3 noun · a person who rides a bicycle wheeler
Word family
Derived forms autocyclistnon-cyclistnoncyclist
Related forms cyclemotorcyclistunicyclist

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