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autoist

American  
[aw-toh-ist] / ˈɔ toʊ ɪst /

noun

  1. motorist.


Etymology

Origin of autoist

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; auto- 2 + -ist

Example Sentences

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A spur lane, leaving the highway at Cutbank Bridge, 4 miles north of the Browning Wye, brings the autoist to this terminus.

From Project Gutenberg

In Springfield, Ohio, Autoist Vernon Boyer won an award for being a safe driver, celebrated, was presently arrested for drunken driving.

From Time Magazine Archive

In San Francisco, Autoist Safer Safer was charged with driving with unsafe brakes.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Baekke, Denmark, a befuddled autoist honked impatiently behind an auto wrecker that hogged the road for 12� miles, later protested angrily to the salvage company, learned to his chagrin that he was the drunk the wrecker had been towing home.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Hollywood, a skeptical judge imposed a $30 fine on Autoist Josephine Lee, who had said that she drove at great speed in order to keep sail ors from getting into her car.

From Time Magazine Archive