biker

noun

bik·​er ˈbī-kər 

plural bikers

1

: someone who rides a bicycle : bicyclist

All ages and skill levels of bikers are encouraged to jump on a bike and pedal away for the opportunity to pursue good health and perhaps earn sponsor prizes.

—Emmett Hall

road/mountain/dirt bikers

2

: someone who rides a motorcycle : motorcyclist

especially : a person who is a member of a motorcycling group

For Becky Jackson, who runs two Springfield bars that cater to bikers, motorcycles have been a way of life since she was growing up with a father and uncle who wore matching vests, shorthand for being in a [motorcycle] club.

—Bruce Rushton

Everyone agrees that the sponsors of the canceled events were not biker gangs, but legitimate motorcycle clubs comprising mostly middle-income people with families and jobs. Still, large runs can attract the outlaw segment.

—Tom Haydon and Patrick Jenkins

Examples of biker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the finale, Grasso gets a chance to redeem himself, betraying the Dark Hearts and racing into the woods to rescue Maeve, a young woman being targeted by the biker gang, all while bleeding from a bullet wound of his own. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025

Episode 6 revealed that doomed drug thief Robbie (Tom Pelphrey) left his niece Maeve (Emilia Jones), the caretaker for his two kids, with the cash from the drugs stolen from the Dark Hearts biker gang. —Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025

In October, mountain bikers come out in droves to compete in the Life Time Big Sugar Classic, a mountain bike and gravel race on the city’s famous trail systems. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025

Such work, which will include a paved trail for bikers and pedestrians, has been discussed for decades. —Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for biker

• hiker
• striker
• duiker
• hitchhiker