Standard Lemma guide

cyclist

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /ˈsaɪ.klɪst/
  • UK, US: /ˈsaɪ.kəlɪst/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S AY1 K AH0 L IH0 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: S AY1 K L IH0 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bicyclist, cycler, wheeler, wheelman, wheelwoman, cycleman, pedaller, biker

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A motorcyclist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a person who rides a bicycle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bicyclist, bicycler, wheeler

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pedaler, pedaller

Narrower terms: Hinault, Bernard Hinault, Merckx, Eddy Merckx

History

Etymology

From cycle + -ist, 1882.

Across languages

Translations

97 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دَرَّاج (darrāj) — person who rides a cycle
  • Armenian: հեծանվորդ (hecanvord) — person who rides a cycle
  • Basque: txirrindulari — person who rides a cycle
  • Belarusian: равары́ст (ravarýst) — person who rides a cycle
  • Belarusian: равары́стка (ravarýstka) — person who rides a cycle
  • Belarusian: веласіпеды́ст (vjelasipjedýst) — person who rides a cycle
  • Belarusian: веласіпеды́стка (vjelasipjedýstka) — person who rides a cycle
  • Bulgarian: колоезда́ч (koloezdáč) — person who rides a cycle
  • Bulgarian: велосипеди́ст (velosipedíst) — person who rides a cycle
  • Catalan: ciclista — person who rides a cycle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 騎自行車的人 /骑自行车的人 (qí zìxíngchē de rén) — person who rides a cycle
  • Czech: cyklista — person who rides a cycle
  • Czech: cyklistka — person who rides a cycle
  • Danish: cyklist — person who rides a cycle
  • Dutch: wielrenner — person who rides a cycle
  • Dutch: fietser — person who rides a cycle
  • Dutch: wielrijder — person who rides a cycle
  • Dutch: wielrenster — person who rides a cycle
  • Dutch: wielrijdster — person who rides a cycle
  • Esperanto: biciklisto — person who rides a cycle
  • Esperanto: ciklisto — person who rides a cycle
  • Faroese: súkklari — person who rides a cycle
  • Finnish: pyöräilijä — person who rides a cycle
  • Finnish: polkupyöräilijä — person who rides a cycle
  • French: cycliste — person who rides a cycle
  • Galician: ciclista — person who rides a cycle
  • German: Radfahrer — person who rides a cycle
  • German: Fahrradfahrer — person who rides a cycle
  • German: Radler — person who rides a cycle
  • German: Radfahrerin — person who rides a cycle
  • German: Fahrradfahrerin — person who rides a cycle
  • German: Radlerin — person who rides a cycle
  • German: Biker — person who rides a cycle
  • German: Bikerin — person who rides a cycle
  • German: Velofahrer — person who rides a cycle
  • German: Velofahrerin — person who rides a cycle
  • Greek: ποδηλάτης (podilátis) — person who rides a cycle
  • Greek: ποδηλάτισσα (podilátissa) — person who rides a cycle
  • Hebrew: רוכב אופניים (rokhev ofnaim) — person who rides a cycle
  • Hebrew: רוכבת אופניים (rokhevet ofnaim) — person who rides a cycle
  • Hungarian: biciklista — person who rides a cycle
  • Hungarian: kerékpáros — person who rides a cycle
  • Icelandic: hjólreiðamaður — person who rides a cycle
  • Ido: biciklero — person who rides a cycle
  • Ido: biciklisto — person who rides a cycle
  • Indonesian: pesepeda — person who rides a cycle
  • Irish: rothaí — person who rides a cycle
  • Italian: ciclista — person who rides a cycle
  • Japanese: サイクリスト (saikurisuto) — person who rides a cycle
  • Japanese: チャリダー (charidā) — person who rides a cycle
  • Japanese: バイクに乗る人 (baiku ni noru hito) — person who rides a cycle
  • Japanese: バイカー (baikā) — person who rides a cycle
  • Korean: 자전거 타는 사람 (jajeon'geo taneun saram) — person who rides a cycle
  • Korean: 사이클리스트 (saikeulliseuteu) — person who rides a cycle
  • Korean: 자전거 이용자 (jajeon'geo iyongja) — person who rides a cycle
  • Latvian: riteņbraucējs — person who rides a cycle
  • Latvian: riteņbraucēja — person who rides a cycle
  • Latvian: velosipēdists — person who rides a cycle
  • Latvian: velosipēdiste — person who rides a cycle
  • Lithuanian: dvi̇̀ratininkas — person who rides a cycle
  • Lithuanian: dvi̇̀ratininkė — person who rides a cycle
  • Luxembourgish: Cyclist — person who rides a cycle
  • Macedonian: велосипеди́ст (velosipedíst) — person who rides a cycle
  • Malay: penunggang basikal — person who rides a cycle
  • Māori: kaieke pahikara — person who rides a cycle
  • Norwegian Bokmål: syklist — person who rides a cycle
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: syklist — person who rides a cycle
  • Iranian Persian: دوچَرْخِهسَوار (dočarxe-savâr) — person who rides a cycle
  • Polish: rowerzysta — person who rides a cycle
  • Polish: rowerzystka — person who rides a cycle
  • Polish: kolarz — person who rides a cycle
  • Polish: kolarka — person who rides a cycle
  • Polish: cyklista — person who rides a cycle
  • Polish: cyklistka — person who rides a cycle
  • Portuguese: ciclista — person who rides a cycle
  • Romanian: ciclist — person who rides a cycle
  • Romanian: ciclistă — person who rides a cycle
  • Russian: велосипеди́ст (velosipedíst) — person who rides a cycle
  • Russian: велосипеди́стка (velosipedístka) — person who rides a cycle
  • Scottish Gaelic: rothaidhe — person who rides a cycle
  • Serbo-Croatian: бицѝклист — person who rides a cycle
  • Serbo-Croatian: bicìklist — person who rides a cycle
  • Slovak: cyklista — person who rides a cycle
  • Slovak: cyklistka — person who rides a cycle
  • Slovene: kolesar — person who rides a cycle
  • Slovene: kolesarka — person who rides a cycle
  • Spanish: ciclista — person who rides a cycle
  • Swedish: cyklist — person who rides a cycle
  • Tagalog: siklista — person who rides a cycle
  • Turkish: bisikletçi — person who rides a cycle
  • Ukrainian: велосипеди́ст (velosypedýst) — person who rides a cycle
  • Ukrainian: велосипеди́стка (velosypedýstka) — person who rides a cycle
  • Volapük: saikulan — person who rides a cycle
  • Volapük: hisaikulan — person who rides a cycle
  • Volapük: jisaikulan — person who rides a cycle
  • Walloon: ciclisse — person who rides a cycle
  • Welsh: beiciwr — person who rides a cycle
Real reading context

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