motorist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈməʊ.tə.ɹɪst/
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 *-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 motorist From motor + -ist.
Meanings
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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.
1926, C. E. M. Joad, The Babbitt Warren, London: Trubner & Co, page 13:In a poll released last week, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that 58 percent of drivers consider other motorists talking on a cellphone to be a very serious threat and that 87 percent consider motorists e-mailing or texting to be such a threat.
2009 August 5, Matt Richtel, “Federal Agency Plans Distracted Driving Forum”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Jun 2021:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| motorists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
driver · autoist · motorman · automobilist
Translations (41)
hu autós (one who drives a motor vehicle) · ro automobilist (one who drives a motor vehicle) · de Autofahrerin (one who drives a motor vehicle) · bg автомобилист (one who drives a motor vehicle) · sv bilist (one who drives a motor vehicle) · eo aŭtisto (one who drives a motor vehicle) · es conductor (one who drives a motor vehicle) · pt motorista (one who drives a motor vehicle) · de Autofahrer (one who drives a motor vehicle) · fi kuljettaja (one who drives a motor vehicle) · ru автолюби́тельница (one who drives a motor vehicle) · gl motorista (one who drives a motor vehicle) · cmn 司機 /司机 (one who drives a motor vehicle) · ru автолюби́тель (one who drives a motor vehicle) · pl kierujący (one who drives a motor vehicle) · ja モータリスト (one who drives a motor vehicle) · yi אויטאָמאָביליסטקע (one who drives a motor vehicle) · ru автомобили́ст (one who drives a motor vehicle) · fi moottoriajoneuvon kuljettaja (one who drives a motor vehicle) · da bilist (one who drives a motor vehicle) · cmn 汽車駕駛員 /汽车驾驶员 (one who drives a motor vehicle) · cs motorista (one who drives a motor vehicle) · mk возач (one who drives a motor vehicle) · nb bilist (one who drives a motor vehicle) · nn bilist (one who drives a motor vehicle) · be аўтамабілі́ст (one who drives a motor vehicle) · uk автомобілі́стка (one who drives a motor vehicle) · mk автомобили́ст (one who drives a motor vehicle) · hu autóvezető (one who drives a motor vehicle) · ro automobilistă (one who drives a motor vehicle) · uk автомобілі́ст (one who drives a motor vehicle) · ar سَائِق (one who drives a motor vehicle) · fr automobiliste (one who drives a motor vehicle) · yi אויטאָמאָביליסט (one who drives a motor vehicle) · ru автомобили́стка (one who drives a motor vehicle) · nl automobilist (one who drives a motor vehicle) · pl kierowca (one who drives a motor vehicle) · it automobilista (one who drives a motor vehicle) · be аўтамабілі́стка (one who drives a motor vehicle) · fi autoilija (one who drives a motor vehicle) · ca motorista (one who drives a motor vehicle)