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motorcyclist

noun · 2 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.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Someone who rides a motorcycle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: biker

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a traveler who rides a motorcycle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: traveler, traveller

History

Etymology

From motorcycle + -ist or motor + cyclist.

Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: motociclista — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Chinese Mandarin: 騎士 /骑士 (qíshì) — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Chinese Mandarin: 騎摩托車的人 /骑摩托车的人 (qí mótuōchē de rén) — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Czech: motocyklista — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Czech: motocyklistka — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Dutch: motorrijder — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Dutch: motorrijdster — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Finnish: moottoripyöräilijä — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Finnish: motoristi — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • French: motocycliste — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Georgian: მოტოციკლისტი (moṭociḳlisṭi) — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • German: Motorradfahrer — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • German: Motorradfahrerin — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Greek: μοτοσικλετιστής (motosikletistís) — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Greek: μοτοσικλετίστρια (motosikletístria) — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Hebrew: אוֹפַנּוֹעָן (ofano'án) — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Italian: motociclista — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Japanese: ライダー (raidā) — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Kazakh: мотоциклші (motosiklşı) — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Macedonian: мотоциклист (motociklist) — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Norwegian Bokmål: motorsyklist — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: motorsyklist — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Pannonian Rusyn: моторкаш (motorkaš) — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Pannonian Rusyn: мотоциклист (motociklist) — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Pannonian Rusyn: мотоциклиста (motociklista) — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Polish: motocyklista — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Polish: motocyklistka — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Portuguese: motociclista — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Portuguese: motoqueiro — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Portuguese: motoqueira — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Portuguese: motard — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Romanian: motociclist — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Romanian: motociclistă — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Russian: мотоцикли́ст (motociklíst) — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Russian: мотоцикли́стка (motociklístka) — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Spanish: motociclista — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Tagalog: motorsiklista — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Tagalog: motosiklista — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Volapük: motorasaikulan — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Volapük: motorahisaikulan — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Volapük: motorajisaikulan — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Volapük: motorasaikulanef — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Welsh: motorbeiciwr — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker
  • Welsh: beiciwr modur — someone who rides a motorcycle — see also biker