Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who uses a velocipede.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who rides on a velocipede; a cyclist.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who rides a
velocipede .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Around the side there waited a chauffeur in a smart black car, into which hopped the great velocipedist after stashing rucksack and helmet in the boot.
Hugh Muir's diary 2011
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These rods are provided in the center with a saddle for the velocipedist to sit upon.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885 Various
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With the same solemn, arrogant mien, as of one overburdened with responsibility, which the great prelates intrusted with the education of the Dauphins of France might assume, he stalked in front of three little fellows, curled and gloved, with oblong hats and short jackets, leather bags slung over their shoulders, and long red stockings reaching to the middle of the leg, the costume of the complete velocipedist about to mount his machine.
The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2) Alphonse Daudet 1868
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