Etymology

automobilist

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Today it means: The driver of an automobile. Full definition →

French automobiliste
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  1. French · borrowed fromautomobiliste
  2. English todayautomobilist

Borrowed from French automobiliste. By surface analysis, automobile + -ist.

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