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cyclist

American

[sahy-klist] / ˈsaɪ klɪst /

Or cycler

noun

a person who rides or travels by bicycle, motorcycle, etc.

cyclist British

/ ˈsaɪklɪst /

noun

a person who rides or travels by bicycle, motorcycle, etc

"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

Etymology

Origin of cyclist

First recorded in 1880–85; cycle + -ist

Example Sentences

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The footage, which shows a blue BMW tailgating a cyclist in the bike lane, forcing the cyclist to hop the curb onto the sidewalk, has since gone viral on Fetzer’s Instagram page.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

The data is publicly available External link, and Tesla has reported 10 incidents, ranging from hitting other cars to hitting a cyclist.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Once, confronted with a contested four-way stop, Harvey waited for the offending cyclist to clear, then took his turn briskly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Lyn Lepore:, external Australian tandem cyclist was a Paralympic champion in 2000.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

We changed cyclist and reader often as legs or voice grew tired, reading our way through histories, novels, plays.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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