cyclist

cyclist

See also: Cyclist

English

A cyclist (1).

Etymology

cycle +‎ -ist, 1882.[1]

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪ.klɪst/

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Noun

cyclist (plural cyclists)

1. A person who rides a cycle, especially a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling.

   Synonyms: (rare) bicyclist, (dated) cycler, (obsolete) wheeler, (dated) wheelman, (dated) wheelwoman, (dated) cycleman, pedaller, biker

   Hyponyms: paracyclist, bicyclist, tricyclist, roadie, downhiller, weight weenie, Lycra lout, road warrior

   • 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 2093987:

     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.

2. (dated) A motorcyclist.
   • 1966 December 31, “45 Cyclists Fined And Told by Judge: Stay Out of Newark”, in The New York Times‎, ISSN 0362-4331:

     Most of the cyclists were members of the Pagans' Motorcycle Club of Washington.

Related terms

• cycle
• motorcyclist
• pedal cyclist
• track cyclist
• trick cyclist
• unicyclist

 

Translations

person who rides a cycle

Arabic: دَرَّاج‎ m (darrāj) Armenian: հեծանվորդ (hy) (hecanvord) Basque: txirrindulari Bulgarian: колое́здач (bg) m (koloézdač), велосипеди́ст (bg) m (velosipedíst) Catalan: ciclista (ca) m or f Chinese: Mandarin: (no exact term exists) 騎自行車的人／骑自行车的人 (qí zìxíngchē de rén) Czech: cyklista (cs) m Danish: cyklist (da) c Dutch: wielrenner (nl) m, fietser (nl) m, wielrijder (nl) m, wielrenster (nl) f, wielrijdster (nl) f Esperanto: biciklisto, ciklisto Faroese: súkklari m Finnish: pyöräilijä (fi), polkupyöräilijä (fi) French: cycliste (fr) m or f Galician: ciclista (gl) m or f German: Radfahrer (de) m, Fahrradfahrer (de) m, Radler (de) m, Radfahrerin (de) f, Fahrradfahrerin (de) f, Radlerin (de) f, Biker (de) m, Bikerin (de) f, Velofahrer m (Switzerland), Velofahrerin f (Switzerland) Greek: ποδηλάτης (el) m (podilátis), ποδηλάτισσα (el) f (podilátissa) Hebrew: רוכב אופניים‎ m (rokhev ofnaim), רוכבת אופניים‎ f (rokhevet ofnaim) Hungarian: biciklista (hu), kerékpáros (hu) Icelandic: hjólreiðamaður m Ido: biciklero (io), biciklisto (io) Irish: rothaí m Italian: ciclista (it) m or f Japanese: サイクリスト (saikurisuto), チャリダー (charidā), バイクに乗る人 (baiku ni noru hito), バイカー (baikā) Korean: 자전거 타는 사람 (jajeon-geo taneun saram), 사이클리스트 (saikeulliseuteu), 자전거 이용자 (jajeon-geo iyongja) Luxembourgish: Cyclist m Macedonian: велосипедист m (velosipedist) Maori: kaieke pahikara Norwegian: Bokmål: syklist m Nynorsk: syklist m Persian: دوچرخه‌سوار‎ (dočarxe-savâr) Polish: rowerzysta (pl) m, rowerzystka (pl) f; (in competitive cycling) kolarz (pl) m, kolarka (pl) f; cyklista (pl) m, cyklistka (pl) f (obsolete) Portuguese: ciclista (pt) m or f Romanian: ciclist (ro) m, ciclistă (ro) f Russian: велосипеди́ст (ru) m (velosipedíst), велосипеди́стка (ru) f (velosipedístka) Scottish Gaelic: rothaidhe m Serbo-Croatian: biciklist (sh) m Spanish: ciclista (es) m or f Swedish: cyklist (sv) c Tagalog: siklista Thai: please add this translation if you can Turkish: bisikletçi (tr) Ukrainian: велосипеди́ст (uk) m (velosypedýst), велосипеди́стка f (velosypedýstka) Volapük: (♂♀) saikulan (vo), (♂) hisaikulan, (♀) jisaikulan Walloon: ciclisse m or f Welsh: beiciwr (cy) m

References

1. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “cyclist”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.