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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


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Mrs. E. C. Leonard lost her handbag to an autoist who grabbed it as he tore past.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Dallas, Patrolman R. H. Lunday gave an autoist a ticket and asked for his phone number.

From Time Magazine Archive

Vexed, he walked three miles until he found an autoist who loaned him a suitable wrench.

From Time Magazine Archive

The autoist thought fast, reeled off a number, promptly learned that it was Lunday's own.

From Time Magazine Archive

Why is an autoist whose machine has been completely wrecked like a reformed autoist?

From The Handbook of Conundrums by Edith B. Ordway

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