as in drivers
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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That was magnified by the sector-wide struggles of the film and TV businesses, which made Disney’s parks and experiences and consumer products units the single biggest drivers of revenue and profits.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
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Traffic was being diverted at Sheldon Road, but drivers were asked to use Interstate 5 to divert around the crash.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Automobilists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automobilists. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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