bicyclist
/ˈbaɪsɪklɪst/
bicyclist is the rare form of cyclist.
Meaning of cyclist
Noun
cyclist (plural cyclists)
- A person who rides a cycle, especially a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling.
- A solitary cyclist was coming towards us. His head was down and his shoulders rounded, as he put every ounce of energy that he possessed on to the pedals. He was flying like a racer.1903 December 26, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist”, in The Return of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., published February 1905, →OCLC
- A motorcyclist.
- Most of the cyclists were members of the Pagans' Motorcycle Club of Washington.1966 December 31, “45 Cyclists Fined And Told by Judge: Stay Out of Newark”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Synonyms of bicyclist
Forms of bicyclist
| plural | bicyclists |
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Origin of bicyclist
From bicycle + -ist.
Questions about bicyclist
- What is bicyclist the rare form of?
- Bicyclist is the rare form of cyclist.
- How do you pronounce bicyclist?
- Bicyclist is pronounced /ˈbaɪsɪklɪst/.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bicyclist (page history and authors); cyclist (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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