noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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noun
Meaning 1
One who drives a motor vehicle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: driver, autoist, automobilist, motorman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: operator
2
noun
Meaning 2
someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: automobilist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: driver
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh1- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh1éyetider. 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 *-íďďō 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.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
سَائِق
(sāʔiq)
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Belarusian:
аўтамабілі́ст
(awtamabilíst)
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Belarusian:
аўтамабілі́стка
(awtamabilístka)
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Bulgarian:
автомобилист
(avtomobilist)
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Catalan:
motorista
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Chinese Mandarin:
汽車駕駛員 /汽车驾驶员
(qìchē jiàshǐyuán)
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Chinese Mandarin:
司機 /司机
(sījī)
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Czech:
motorista
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Danish:
bilist
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Dutch:
automobilist
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Esperanto:
aŭtisto
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Finnish:
kuljettaja
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Finnish:
moottoriajoneuvon kuljettaja
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Finnish:
autoilija
— one who drives a motor vehicle
French:
automobiliste
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Galician:
motorista
— one who drives a motor vehicle
German:
Autofahrer
— one who drives a motor vehicle
German:
Autofahrerin
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Hungarian:
autós
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Hungarian:
autóvezető
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Italian:
automobilista
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Japanese:
モータリスト
(mōtarisuto)
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Macedonian:
возач
(vozač)
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Macedonian:
автомобили́ст
(avtomobilíst)
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Norwegian Bokmål:
bilist
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Norwegian Nynorsk:
bilist
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Polish:
kierujący
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Polish:
kierowca
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Portuguese:
motorista
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Romanian:
automobilist
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Romanian:
automobilistă
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Russian:
автомобили́ст
(avtomobilíst)
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Russian:
автомобили́стка
(avtomobilístka)
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Russian:
автолюби́тель
(avtoljubítelʹ)
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Russian:
автолюби́тельница
(avtoljubítelʹnica)
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Spanish:
conductor
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Swedish:
bilist
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Ukrainian:
автомобілі́ст
(avtomobilíst)
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Ukrainian:
автомобілі́стка
(avtomobilístka)
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Yiddish:
אויטאָמאָביליסט
(oytomobilist)
— one who drives a motor vehicle
Yiddish:
אויטאָמאָביליסטקע
(oytomobilistke)
— one who drives a motor vehicle