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motorbiker en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor 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 bicycleclip. English bike English motorbike Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English motorbiker From motorbike + -er.

Meanings

1. A motorcyclist.
   • Motorbikers must wear helmets, but Sikh motorbikers may wear their traditional turban; school students must wear uniforms, but Muslim schoolgirls may wear their headscarf, as long as it is in the uniform colors. 2002, Gerd Baumann, The Multicultural Riddle: Rethinking National, Ethnic and Religious Identities, page 47:
   • “I don't think I've ever seen a gang of Viking-clad motorbikers before,” I confessed. “Do you think it's a convention?” 2011, Gregory Blecha, The Land of Magical Thinking: A Fable, page 18:
   • The catastrophic injury ratio of male-to-female motorbikers is 8.5, probably reflecting a higher proportion of male motorbike riders in the Ontario population (Table 18.2). 2008, Vanessa I. Paesani, Charles H. Tator, “18: Motorbiking”, in Charles H. Tator, editor, Catastrophic Injuries in Sports and Recreation: Causes and Prevention, unnumbered page:

Forms

Relateds

motorbike · motorbiking

Synonyms

motorcyclist · bikie · biker