Meanings
plural motorbikers
- A motorcyclist.
“I don't think I've ever seen a gang of Viking-clad motorbikers before,” I confessed. “Do you think it's a convention?”
2011, Gregory Blecha, The Land of Magical Thinking: A Fable, page 182 more examples
Motorbikers must wear helmets, but Sikh motorbikers may wear their traditional turban; school students must wear uniforms, but Muslim schoolgirls may wear their headscarf, as long as it is in the uniform colors.
2002, Gerd Baumann, The Multicultural Riddle: Rethinking National, Ethnic and Religious Identities, page 47The catastrophic injury ratio of male-to-female motorbikers is 8.5, probably reflecting a higher proportion of male motorbike riders in the Ontario population (Table 18.2).
2008, Vanessa I. Paesani, Charles H. Tator, “18: Motorbiking”, in Charles H. Tator, editor, Catastrophic Injuries in Sports and Recreation: Causes and Prevention, unnumbered pageSynonyms: biker, bikie, motorcyclist
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA motorcyclist.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
- Proto-Italic*moweō
- Latinmoveō
- Latinmōtor
- Middle Englishmotour
- Englishmotor
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*dwís
- Proto-Italic*dwis
- Old Latinduis
- Latinbis
- Frenchbi-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
- Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
- Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
- Late Latincyclus
- Frenchcycle
- Frenchbicycle
- Englishbicycleclip.
- Englishbike
- Englishmotorbike
- Englishmotorbiker
From motorbike + -er.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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“motorbiker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motorbiker. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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