biker

bik·er
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UK/ˈbaɪ̯kə/UK[ˈbaɪ̯kə]US/ˈbaɪ̯kɚ/US[ˈbaɪ̯kɚ] ~ [ˈbaɪ̯kɹ̩]

noun

A person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles, sometimes a member of a motorcycle club.

CommonScrabble 11

Meanings

nounbiker (plural bikers)

plural bikers

  1. A person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles, sometimes a member of a motorcycle club.

    There’s a wonderful sketch of a formidable biker called “Roundhouse,” who is “humongously fat and hasn’t had a haircut since third grade.”

    2004, Tom Burns, Jeffrey W. Hunter, editors, Contemporary Literary Criticism: Criticism of the Works of Today’s Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, Short Story Writers, Scriptwriters, and Other Creative Writers, volume 187, Gale, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 15
    2 more examples

    Others, mostly behelmeted casual bikers whose enthusiasm for motorcycling is a monthly Sunday morning ride, also took in the gleam of the chrome and outrageous styling, but were confused that it had a Honda badge on it rather than Harley’s winged logo.

    2003 November 21, David Booth, “Honda’s Rune an impressive and intoxicating easy rider”, in Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alta., page H4, column 1

    Bikers did what bikers do. They raced around and popped wheelies. The state police were called in to clear the town. The event got big play in Life magazine and inspired the 1953 film “The Wild One,” starring Marlon Brando. His leather jacket and brooding demeanor gave a face to the bad-boy biker image.

    2015 May 19, Ed Payne, “Biker gangs: A history of violence”, in CNN

    Synonyms: bikie, motorcyclist

  2. cyclingA cyclist.

    Lots of pockets help with a commute, a storm hood is great if you get caught in a storm on a hike, weight and packability are essential for backpackers and if you’re a climber or biker, you’ll want a helmet-compatible hood.

    2025 January 3, Kai Burkhardt, “The best rain jackets of 2025, tried and tested”, in CNN

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles, sometimes a member of a motorcycle club.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna person who rides a bicycle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  4. Proto-Italic*dwis
  5. Old Latinduis
  6. Latinbis
  7. Frenchbi-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
  10. Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
  11. Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
  12. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  13. Late Latincyclus
  14. Frenchcycle
  15. Frenchbicycle
  16. Englishbicycleclip.
  17. Englishbike
  18. Englishbiker

From bike + -er.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic دَرَّاج
  • دَرَّاج (darrāj)person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
Danish rocker
  • rockerperson whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
Dutch motorrijder, motorrijdster
  • motorrijderperson whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
  • motorrijdsterperson whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
  • bikerperson whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
Finnish motoristi
  • motoristiperson whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
French motocycliste, motard
  • motocyclisteperson whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
  • motardperson whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
  • motardeperson whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
  • bikerperson whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
  • bikeurperson whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
  • bikeuseperson whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
German Biker, Bikerin
  • Bikerperson whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
  • Bikerinperson whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
  • Rockerperson whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
  • Rockerinperson whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
Greek μηχανόβιος, μηχανόβια
  • μηχανόβιος (michanóvios)person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
  • μηχανόβια (michanóvia)person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
Hebrew אוֹפַנּוֹעָן
  • אוֹפַנּוֹעָן (ofano'án)person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
Italian motociclista, centauro
  • motociclistaperson whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
  • centauroperson whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
Japanese バイカー
  • バイカー (baikā)person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
Korean 바이커
  • 바이커 (baikeo)person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
Māori kaieke motopaika
  • kaieke motopaikaperson whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
Romanian motociclist, motociclistă
  • motociclistperson whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
  • motociclistăperson whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
  • bikerperson whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
Russian мотоцикли́ст, ба́йкер
  • мотоцикли́ст (motociklíst)person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
  • ба́йкер (bájker)person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
Spanish motero, motera
  • moteroperson whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
  • moteraperson whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
Swedish knutte
  • knutteperson whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
Turkish motorcu
  • motorcuperson whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles
Ukrainian ба́йкер
  • ба́йкер (bájker)person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with biker

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Cite this entry
APA

biker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biker

MLA

“biker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biker. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biker.

Source: biker on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.