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motorist
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mo·tor·ist
/
ˈmoʊ
tər
ɪst
/
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moh
-ter-ist
]
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noun
a person who drives or travels in a privately owned automobile.
Origin:
1895–1900;
motor
+
-ist
Related forms
non·mo·tor·ist,
noun
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motorist
(ˈməʊtərɪst)
—
n
a driver of a car, esp when considered as a car-owner
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
motorist
1896, from
motor
(-car) +
-ist
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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