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do⋅mes⋅tique

[doh-mes-teek]
–noun
Cycling. a member of a bicycle-racing team who assists the leader, as by setting a pace, preventing breakaways by other teams, or supplying food during a race.

Origin:
1980–85; < F: lit., domestic
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do·mes·tique   (dō'měs-tēk')   
n.  A member of a competitive bicycle-racing team whose role is to assist the team leader, as by setting the pace.

[French, servant, from Old French; see domestic.]
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