domestique

[ doh-mes-teek ]

/ ˌdoʊ mɛsˈtik /

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noun

Cycling. a member of a bicycle-racing team who assists the leader, as by setting a pace, preventing breakaways by other teams, or supplying food during a race.

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Origin of domestique

1980–85; <French: literally, domestic

Words nearby domestique

domestic-relations court, domestic science, domestic system, domestic terrorism, domestic violence, domestique, dome top, Domett, domical, domical vault, domicile

How to use domestique in a sentence

These riders, of course, are the domestiques, or helpers, and their role is to block wind and carry water bottles for the team leaders.
7 Half-Baked Ideas that Could Spice Up the Tour de France|Fred Dreier|August 5, 2022|Outside Online
Yellow means “switch on,” for example if it’s a stretch where the domestiques have to watch for other teams’ breaks.
Inside the Decision-Making of a Tour de France Team|mmirhashem|July 29, 2021|Outside Online
The less accomplished domestiques show a much greater effect of fatigue.
The New Science of “Fatigue Resistance”|Alex Hutchinson|April 23, 2021|Outside Online
These sprints are highly choreographed, relying on a series of domestiques to lead the sprinter into position for a potential win at the very end of the race.
Two Very Different Ways of Riding the Tour de France|Alex Hutchinson|March 2, 2021|Outside Online

Like Bossuet he was unable to work when bothered about small economies:—s'il était à l'étroit dans son domestique.
Oscar Wilde, Volume 1 (of 2)|Frank Harris
In my passport, after my name, was added ‘et son domestique.’
Tracks of a Rolling Stone|Henry J. Coke
Domestique fly; and on de instant I vas shown into de drawing-room.
Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi|Joseph Grimaldi
Les divinits du Capitole avaient un nombreux domestique attach leur personne et qui tait charg de ce soin.
Walks in Rome|Augustus J.C. Hare
Tantt visible, tantt invisible, il prsidait tous les actes de la vie domestique.
The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries|W. Y. Evans Wentz