motorist

B2
US /ˈmoʊtɝɪst/
noun Freq #37892

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    One who drives a motor vehicle.

    Moreover, the motorist, even if the speed at which he travelled enabled him to appreciate what he saw, does not see the country at all. What he does see is a tarred road, a couple of blackened or dust-covered hedges, and a stream of other motorists.

  2. 2
    noun

    someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile

Etymology

From motor + -ist.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · one who drives a motor... ;autoistautomobilistdrivermotorman
2 noun · someone who drives (or... automobilist

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