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bicyclist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈbaɪsɪklɪst/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Old Latin duis Latin bisder. French bi- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusder. Middle French French cycle French bicyclebor. English bicycle Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English bicyclist From bicycle + -ist.

Meanings

1. (form-of, rare) Rare form of cyclist.
   form of cyclist
   • “Yes, that is true, professor. I believe I’ve been guilty of doing so myself; but look here, Miss Eunice,” and he turned suddenly to the professor’s daughter, “they tell me that you are an enthusiastic bicyclist.” 1899, Hal Standish (pseudonym; H. K. Shackleford), “Fred Fearnot's Flyers, or, The bicycle league of Avon”, in Work and Win Weekly for Young America, number 37, New York, page 3:
   • Our policemen, of course, will be fitted out with large, twirlable moustaches and small, twirlable rolling-pins, and will be taught to turn their backs on traffic jams, but to blow whistles violently at solitary bicyclists. 1945, The Motor, volume 86, page 275:

Forms

Synonyms

biker

Translations (3)

es biciusuario (rider of bicycle) · es biciclista (rider of bicycle) · vi người đi xe đạp (rider of bicycle)