motorist

noun

ˈmō-tə-rist How to pronounce motorist (audio)
Definition of motoristnext
as in driver
a person who travels by automobile environmental organizations suggest that motorists get together and carpool to avoid adding to pollution levels

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Recent Examples of motorist Cyclists should be ticketed and fined for these violations, just like motorists. — Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026 The life-and-death rescue played out on a narrow suspension cable above shocked motorists, pedestrians and the gleaming water below the bridge. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026 Pressing my best sad face and hands against the window, I’d mime a plea for rescue to passing motorists. — Lisa Liu Grady, Christian Science Monitor, 9 July 2026 Gas prices are high, and some motorists probably wonder what the president is going to do about it. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for motorist
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driver
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  • The drivers are aging demographics, a growing short- and long-sighted population, and the smart eyewear boom; Euromonitor predicts a 48% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to 2030 for the latter.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 July 2026
  • Nearby, Ahmado, a 42-year-old sewage truck driver, was at work when the same attack struck a group of water trucks.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
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