Meanings
nouncyclist (plural cyclists)
plural cyclists
- A person who rides a cycle, especially a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling.
A solitary cyclist was coming towards us. His head was down and his shoulders rounded, as he put every ounce of energy that he possessed on to the pedals. He was flying like a racer.
1903 December 26, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist”, in The Return of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., published February 1905, →OCLCSynonyms: bicyclist, cycler, wheeler, wheelman, wheelwoman, cycleman, pedaller, biker
- datedA motorcyclist.
Most of the cyclists were members of the Pagans' Motorcycle Club of Washington.
1966 December 31, “45 Cyclists Fined And Told by Judge: Stay Out of Newark”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who rides a cycle, especially a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling.
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Origin
Translations
Arabic دَرَّاج
- دَرَّاج (darrāj)person who rides a cycle
Basque txirrindulari
- txirrindulariperson who rides a cycle
Bulgarian колоезда́ч, велосипеди́ст
- колоезда́ч (koloezdáč)person who rides a cycle
- велосипеди́ст (velosipedíst)person who rides a cycle
Catalan ciclista
- ciclistaperson who rides a cycle
Chinese Mandarin 騎自行車的人 /骑自行车的人
- 騎自行車的人 /骑自行车的人 (qí zìxíngchē de rén)person who rides a cycle
Czech cyklista, cyklistka
- cyklistaperson who rides a cycle
- cyklistkaperson who rides a cycle
Danish cyklist
- cyklistperson who rides a cycle
Dutch wielrenner, fietser
- wielrennerperson who rides a cycle
- fietserperson who rides a cycle
- wielrijderperson who rides a cycle
- wielrensterperson who rides a cycle
- wielrijdsterperson who rides a cycle
Esperanto biciklisto, ciklisto
- biciklistoperson who rides a cycle
- ciklistoperson who rides a cycle
Finnish pyöräilijä, polkupyöräilijä
- pyöräilijäperson who rides a cycle
- polkupyöräilijäperson who rides a cycle
French cycliste
- cyclisteperson who rides a cycle
German Radfahrer, Fahrradfahrer
- Radfahrerperson who rides a cycle
- Fahrradfahrerperson who rides a cycle
- Radlerperson who rides a cycle
- Radfahrerinperson who rides a cycle
- Fahrradfahrerinperson who rides a cycle
- Radlerinperson who rides a cycle
- Bikerperson who rides a cycle
- Bikerinperson who rides a cycle
- Velofahrerperson who rides a cycle
- Velofahrerinperson who rides a cycle
Greek ποδηλάτης, ποδηλάτισσα
- ποδηλάτης (podilátis)person who rides a cycle
- ποδηλάτισσα (podilátissa)person who rides a cycle
Hebrew רוכב אופניים, רוכבת אופניים
- רוכב אופניים (rokhev ofnaim)person who rides a cycle
- רוכבת אופניים (rokhevet ofnaim)person who rides a cycle
Hungarian biciklista, kerékpáros
- biciklistaperson who rides a cycle
- kerékpárosperson who rides a cycle
Icelandic hjólreiðamaður
- hjólreiðamaðurperson who rides a cycle
Indonesian pesepeda
- pesepedaperson who rides a cycle
Irish rothaí
- rothaíperson who rides a cycle
Italian ciclista
- ciclistaperson who rides a cycle
Japanese サイクリスト, チャリダー
- サイクリスト (saikurisuto)person who rides a cycle
- チャリダー (charidā)person who rides a cycle
- バイクに乗る人 (baiku ni noru hito)person who rides a cycle
- バイカー (baikā)person who rides a cycle
Korean 자전거 타는 사람, 사이클리스트
- 자전거 타는 사람 (jajeon'geo taneun saram)person who rides a cycle
- 사이클리스트 (saikeulliseuteu)person who rides a cycle
- 자전거 이용자 (jajeon'geo iyongja)person who rides a cycle
Latvian riteņbraucējs, riteņbraucēja
- riteņbraucējsperson who rides a cycle
- riteņbraucējaperson who rides a cycle
- velosipēdistsperson who rides a cycle
- velosipēdisteperson who rides a cycle
Lithuanian dvi̇̀ratininkas, dvi̇̀ratininkė
- dvi̇̀ratininkasperson who rides a cycle
- dvi̇̀ratininkėperson who rides a cycle
Malay penunggang basikal
- penunggang basikalperson who rides a cycle
Māori kaieke pahikara
- kaieke pahikaraperson who rides a cycle
Norwegian Bokmål syklist
- syklistperson who rides a cycle
Polish rowerzysta, rowerzystka
- rowerzystaperson who rides a cycle
- rowerzystkaperson who rides a cycle
- kolarzperson who rides a cycle
- kolarkaperson who rides a cycle
- cyklistaperson who rides a cycle
- cyklistkaperson who rides a cycle
Portuguese ciclista
- ciclistaperson who rides a cycle
Romanian ciclist, ciclistă
- ciclistperson who rides a cycle
- ciclistăperson who rides a cycle
Russian велосипеди́ст, велосипеди́стка
- велосипеди́ст (velosipedíst)person who rides a cycle
- велосипеди́стка (velosipedístka)person who rides a cycle
Scottish Gaelic rothaidhe
- rothaidheperson who rides a cycle
Slovak cyklista, cyklistka
- cyklistaperson who rides a cycle
- cyklistkaperson who rides a cycle
Spanish ciclista
- ciclistaperson who rides a cycle
Swedish cyklist
- cyklistperson who rides a cycle
Tagalog siklista
- siklistaperson who rides a cycle
Turkish bisikletçi
- bisikletçiperson who rides a cycle
Ukrainian велосипеди́ст, велосипеди́стка
- велосипеди́ст (velosypedýst)person who rides a cycle
- велосипеди́стка (velosypedýstka)person who rides a cycle
Welsh beiciwr
- beiciwrperson who rides a cycle
Cite this entry
APA
cyclist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclist
MLA
“cyclist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclist. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyclist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclist.
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