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

From Time Magazine Archive

In Monroe, La., police got a request from Alexandria to arrest a one-legged autoist.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Mrs. Betty Randolph, a wealthy Southern lady, was run into, while riding in her carriage, by a reckless autoist.

From The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]

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