Thesaurus results for MOTORIST

motorist

noun

ˈmō-tə-rist

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 Transportation officials are asking motorists to plan ahead. —

Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2026 The 130-foot bridge, built in 1923, carried Route 66 motorists over Brush Creek until it was bypassed by the interstate in the 1960s. —

Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026 Carpenter opened with a short film starring herself as a speeding motorist pulled over by a cop played by Sam Elliott. —

Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 11 Apr. 2026 On the other hand, South Pasadena has over the years driven me nuts — along with many other motorists — by forcing me to drive through six miles of side street traffic from San Gabriel, Rosemead or Montebello to reach Pasadena. —

Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for motorist

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driver

Noun

Police said in both incidents, two suspects approached the delivery driver and attempted to pay for the food with counterfeit money.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Drive Clean Indiana Executive Director Carl Lisek said the average age of a truck driver is 61.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026