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autoist

autoist noun: one who drives an automobile.

Noun

autoist (plural autoists)

  1. (dated) One who drives an automobile.
    • People contemplating matrimony are like two autoists planning a long journey together, each driving his own car.1921, Elsie Lincoln Benedict, Ralph Paine Benedict, How to Analyze People on Sight, page 310
    • We have become a nation of photoists almost as much as we are a nation of autoists and will be a nation of fliers.1943, Willard Detering Morgan, The Complete Photographer, volume 8, page 2768
    Synonyms:
    motorist, driver

Synonyms of autoist

Forms of autoist

pluralautoists

Origin of autoist

From auto + -ist.

Questions about autoist

What does autoist mean?
Autoist means one who drives an automobile.
What part of speech is autoist?
Autoist is a noun.
What is the plural of autoist?
The plural of autoist is autoists.

Words near autoist in the dictionary

  1. autoionizes
  2. autoionizing
  3. autoions
  4. autoiris
  5. autoirises
  6. autoist
  7. autoists
  8. autojoin
  9. autojoins
  10. autojumble
  11. autojumbles

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