cyclist

CEFRB1

/ˈsaɪ.klɪst/

noun

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Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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A person who rides a cycle, especially a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling.

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Most of the cyclists were members of the Pagans' Motorcycle Club of Washington.
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.

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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...
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

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From cycle + -ist, 1882.