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CYCLIST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who rides a bicycle

Synonyms:

bicycler; bicyclist; biker; cyclist; wheeler

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("cyclist" is a kind of...):

pedaler; pedaller (a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle))

Instance hyponyms:

Bernard Hinault; Hinault (French racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1954))

Eddy Merckx; Merckx (Belgian racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1945))

Derivation:

cycle (a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals)

cycle (ride a bicycle)

Credits

 Context examples: 

That there is a connection between the cyclist and the Hall.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

For this reason I will now lay before the reader the facts connected with Miss Violet Smith, the solitary cyclist of Charlington, and the curious sequel of our investigation, which culminated in unexpected tragedy.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)