Synonyms of motorists

motorists

noun

plural of motorist

as in drivers

a person who travels by automobile

environmental organizations suggest that motorists get together and carpool to avoid adding to pollution levels

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drivers
• automobilists
• wheelmen
• chauffeurs
• operators
• carpoolers
• codrivers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nondrivers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of motorists

Officials continue to urge motorists to check travel conditions before heading into the area. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

For about five years, a direct route to the light rail station has been unavailable for neighborhoods north of the railroad tracks, sending motorists west before heading back east to the station. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Neighbors are also taking steps to warn drivers, posting signs along Deer Park Road and urging motorists to slow down and watch for the horse. — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

The woman sustained injuries that required hospital treatment, while the two motorists sustained minor injuries. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

Early city data shows motorists slowing down along some of Oakland’s most dangerous streets, prompting the city’s transportation director to explore whether red-light cameras should return. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

While the seasonal transition to cheaper winter-blend gasoline in the coming month could bring some relief, the two dominant challenges facing motorists— the closed Strait and the ongoing refinery strikes— show no signs of resolving anytime soon. — Miami Herald Staff Report, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026

For motorists with electric vehicles, the average kilowatt hour cost at charging stations in Florida on Sunday rounded down to 41 cents, a rate mostly unchanged since early March. — News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026

But passing motorists largely knew nothing of the collection of handmade replica of catacombs, Biblical scenes and Israelite villages beneath it. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026