motorist
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mo·tor·ist /ˈməʊtərɪst $ ˈmoʊtər-/ ●○○ noun [countable] TTCsomeone who drives a car 汽车驾驶员，司机 SYN driver, → pedestrian 12,000 motorists were stopped for speeding in the police crackdown. 在警方的这次整治行动中，有1.2万名汽车司机因超速被拦下。
Examples from the Corpus
motorist• About 1,200 motorists were also stopped for speeding in the crackdown.• Motorists are developing the habit of buying a new car every other year.• Motorists in the mountains will need tire chains this weekend.• Their mutilated bodies were found by a motorist on Monday.• She managed to climb out of the chilly water and flag down a motorist on the Embarcadero.• A motorist on Interstate 70 near New York Mountain had reported seeing smoke coming from the slope last week.• Thames Valley Police welcome the campaign as more effective than chasing motorists through the courts.• Also patron of bachelors, bus drivers, motorists, porters, and travelers.• Also patron of bachelors, bus drivers, motorists, travelers, truck drivers; he is invoked against nightmares.• Safety needs to be improved, not only for motorists but also for pedestrians.• This will help motorists to see you if you are walking after dark.• The countryside is being destroyed for the benefit of the motorist.mo·tor·ist nounChineseSyllable
who someone drives a Corpus car
motorist
mo‧tor‧ist /ˈməʊtərəst, ˈməʊtərɪst $ ˈmoʊtər-/
noun [countable]
someone who drives a car
SYN driver ⇨ pedestrian:
12,000 motorists were stopped for speeding in the police crackdown.
▪ driver someone who regularly drives, or someone who is driving a car, train, etc at a particular time: Car drivers now pay more than ever for fuel. | The coach was badly damaged, but the driver was unhurt.
▪motorist [usually plural] especially written someone who drives a car – used especially when talking about car drivers in general: increased taxes on the motorist | Motorists who are caught speeding have to pay a heavy fine.
▪chauffeur someone whose job is to drive a car for someone else: He was picked up by a chauffeur in a limousine.
▪trucker American English informal someone who drives a truck: Mexico has no limit on how many hours truckers can drive daily.
▪road hog informal someone who drives dangerously, without considering the safety of other people on the road, for example by not letting other drivers pass: Some road hogs drive at well below the speed limit, because they want to use their mobile phones.
mo‧tor‧ist /ˈməʊtərəst, ˈməʊtərɪst $ ˈmoʊtər-/
noun [countable]someone who drives a car
SYN driver ⇨ pedestrian:
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