motard

mo·tard
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UK/ˈməʊ̯ˌtɑːd/UK[ˈməʊ̯ˌtʰɑːd]US/ˈmoʊ̯ˌtɑɹd/US[ˈmoʊ̯ˌtʰɑɹd]

noun

A supermotard.

OriginFrench motard ← Middle French [Term?] ← Proto-Germanic *harduz →
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Meanings

motard1

nounmotard (plural motards)

plural motards

  1. A supermotard.

motard2

nounmotard (plural motards)

plural motards

  1. USslangIn the United States Marine Corps, one who expresses his/her motivation for the Marine Corps to the point of obnoxiousness.

Origin

motard · noun

  1. Frenchmot(o)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kret-der.?
  3. Proto-Germanic*harduz
  4. Middle French[Term?]
  5. Frenchmotard
  6. Englishmotard

Borrowed from French motard.

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motard · noun

From moto (“motivated, gung-ho marine”) + retard.

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APA

motard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motard

MLA

“motard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “motard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motard.

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