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automobilist

noun

Definition of 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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The driver lost control at the Francisquito Avenue off-ramp and slammed into a wall.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
Davis officials said local police did not assist federal immigration agents during Thursday’s operation, although an officer issued a citation to a driver who was honking a car horn near Cowell Boulevard and Lillard Drive.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2026

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