Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle; a pedaler.
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- noun A
cyclist (biker rider).
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- noun a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle)
Etymologies
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Examples
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I fifteen or so pedal strokes later, I'm there, shamefacedly explaining to the sinewy rickshaw pedaller that it was the haversack, and I normally can do this easily.
Archive 2005-07-01 2005
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It's the perfect time to start cycling, and if you are already a hardened city pedaller, to relax and divert through a park or a leafy street.
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A uniformed attendant was overheard complaining to the Wakefield pedaller
New Statesman 2009
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"Gerald is an extremely good back-pedaller and does well in zone situations," said Rogers about Mr. Small in the 1975 team media guide.
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"Gerald is an extremely good back-pedaller and does well in zone situations," said Rogers about Mr. Small in the 1975 team media guide.
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"Gerald is an extremely good back-pedaller and does well in zone situations," said Rogers about Mr. Small in the 1975 team media guide.
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"Gerald is an extremely good back-pedaller and does well in zone situations," said Rogers about Mr. Small in the 1975 team media guide.
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BTW, wasn’t the Mayor an adept pedaller at one point?
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Fran: pedaller (spelt - er) seems to appear almost invariably as a synonym for cyclist, and I would guess that it’s used mainly by cyclists themselves or by journalists who appreciate its alliterative potential.
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The newspaper’s own style guide has the following entries for these near-homonyms: pedaller: cyclist peddler: drug dealer pedlar: hawker
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