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biker

American  
[bahy-ker] / ˈbaɪ kər /

noun

  • bikers
    plural
  1. a person who rides a bicycle, motorcycle, or motorbike, especially in competition or as a hobby.

  2. Informal. a member of a motorcycle gang.


biker British  
/ ˈbaɪkə /

noun

  1. informal a member of a motorcyle gang

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of biker

First recorded in 1880–85; bike 1 + -er 1


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In August, she posted a series of photos posing on a Kawasaki motorcycle captioned “just a lil biker action this past weekend.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Watch how a Japanese biker makes the $500 jeans denimheads can’t get enough of.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Zhang, who teaches students to race at a track on the outskirts of the city, hopes tourism will further burnish the city's biker reputation.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

It included biker jackets adorned with bejeweled crosses and, in the finale, a halter top that featured the Virgin Mary made out of a mosaic of jewels.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

Next thing I know, the biker pants guy is standing over me, his breath smelling like green peppers and garlic.

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake

The move deals a blow to a grassroots coalition that included tribes, environmentalists and mountain bikers, some of whom have fought for decades to rein in logging at Jackson Demonstration State Forest in Mendocino County.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

The BBC has seen evidence that oil is being smuggled across the border from Iran to Pakistan en masse by bikers, some as young as 15.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Currently, bikers headed southbound run out of path where Riverside Drive crosses the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Students in high-vis tops served as stewards while war veterans and bikers were also present to protect the crowd.

From Barron's ● May 23, 2026

No bikers because it’s ten o’clock on a school day.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

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