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cyclist

cyclist

70 1.6
A person who rides a bicycle for sport or travel
  • noun
  • /ˈsaɪklɪst/
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  • Armstrong was a Nike athlete and he's the most famous cyclist of all time probably.
  • cyclists ride
  • competitive cyclists
  • cyclists and pedestrians

So he's a sick cyclist, like incredibly fit.

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Examples

  • A ragged column of young cyclists is passing at moderate speed along a country road.

  • I am a big cyclist and once biked from Florida to South Carolina.

  • You must be about the best cyclist there is.

  • And I want cyclists to come from Kenya who are strong.

  • You are the slowest cyclist I have ever met.

  • Suppose you want to train to be a competitive cyclist or some sort of athletic endeavor.

  • A ragged column of young cyclists is passing at moderate speed along a country road.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters all on wheels... cyclists of all ages from 8 to 80 ride to play or work each day.

  • Mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters all on wheels... cyclists of all ages from 8 to 80 ride to play or work each day.

  • Starting at the southern end of the roadway, the three cyclists form a work crew.

Synonyms

bicyclist
vscyclist
16 2.0

A person who rides a bicycle for sport or as a hobby

also applies to those who ride mainly for transport
biker
vscyclist
12 1.1

A person who rides a bicycle for fun or sport

also covers riding for everyday travel as well as sport
wheeler
vscyclist
2 5.8

A person who rides a bicycle

includes the idea of sport use or travel as common purposes
pedaler
vscyclist
1 3.0

A person who rides a bicycle

refers specifically to bicycle riders rather than all pedal vehicles
bicycler
vscyclist
1.3

A person who rides a bicycle

emphasizes riding for sport or as a means of transport
cycler
vscyclist
2.9

A person who rides a bicycle

places more focus on sport or practical travel use

How Experienced

cyclist
70 1.6
beginner
81 1.0

Surface Forms

cyclist singular
cyclists plural

Morphology

cyclist = cycle (transparent) = cycle + ist

The agentive suffix '-ist' added to the noun 'cycle' straightforwardly yields 'a person who cycles', which is clear to learners.

Etymology

Cyclist comes from cycle, which goes back to an old Greek word kyklos meaning 'circle' or 'wheel', and the ending -ist means 'person'. So a cyclist is like a 'wheel person', someone who rides a bicycle.