automobilist

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noun

The driver of an automobile.

Similar
autoistmotorist
OriginFrench automobiliste →
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Meanings

nounautomobilist (plural automobilists)

plural automobilists

  1. archaicThe driver of an automobile.

    For the automobilist beginner the problem comes when he first meets traffic, and a big truck, say, suddenly cuts in ahead of him.

    1928, Amelia Earhart, 20 Hrs. 40 Min., chapter III, page 59

    Synonyms: autoist

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe driver of an automobile.

Similar
autoist

More synonyms by meaning

nounsomeone who drives (or travels in) an automobile

Similar
motorist
Broader
driver
Also see
motorist

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchautomobiliste
  2. Englishautomobilist

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

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APA

automobilist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/automobilist

MLA

“automobilist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/automobilist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “automobilist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/automobilist.

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