motorist

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English

Etymology

motor +‎ -ist

Noun

motorist (plural motorists)

  1. One who drives a motor vehicle.
    Synonyms: driver; (dated) autoist, automobilist, motorman
    Hypernym: operator
    Hyponyms: chauffeur, Sunday driver, Sunday motorist, truck driver
    Coordinate term: backseat driver
    • 1926, C. E. M. Joad, The Babbitt Warren, London: Trubner & Co, page 13:
      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.

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Translations

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian мотори́ст (motoríst) and French motoriste. Equivalent to motor +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

Noun

motorist m (plural motoriști, feminine equivalent motoristă)

  1. (rare) auto mechanic, motor mechanic

Declension

Declension of motorist
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) motorist motoristul (niște) motoriști motoriștii
genitive/dative (unui) motorist motoristului (unor) motoriști motoriștilor
vocative motoristule motoriștilor

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