motard
English
Etymology 1
From French motard.
Noun
motard (plural motards)
- A supermotard.
Etymology 2
From moto (“motivated, gung-ho marine”) + retard.
Noun
motard (plural motards)
- (US, slang) In the United States Marine Corps, one who expresses his/her motivation for the Marine Corps to the point of obnoxiousness.
References
- OED 2002 (online)
French
Etymology
From moto + -ard.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔ.taʁ/
Noun
motard m (plural motards, feminine motarde)
- motorcyclist in the armed forces or the police
- (by extension) motorcyclist in general
- Synonym: motocycliste
- a biker (especially member of a motorcycle gang)
Further reading
- “motard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Paronyms
- Montard
- moutard