automobilist

as in driver
a person who travels by automobile with the introduction of affordable, mass-produced cars, more and more people left their horses at home and became automobilists

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driver
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  • Those with multiple lanes of traffic are more complicated, and Bryson said, this is where there have been more challenges, with drivers trying to change lanes in the roundabout.
    Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Pioneers head coach Robert Reeves mused that a majority of his players don’t even have their driver’s license yet.
    Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Automobilist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automobilist. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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