automobilist

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French automobiliste. By surface analysis, automobile +‎ -ist.

Noun

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automobilist (plural automobilists)

  1. (archaic) The driver of an automobile.
    Synonym: autoist
    Hypernyms: driver, motorist, operator
    Coordinate term: truck driver
    • 1928, Amelia Earhart, 20 Hrs. 40 Min., chapter III, page 59
      For the automobilist beginner the problem comes when he first meets traffic, and a big truck, say, suddenly cuts in ahead of him.
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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French automobiliste. Equivalent to automobiel +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɑu̯.toː.moː.biˈlɪst/, /ˌoː.toː.moː.biˈlɪst/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: au‧to‧mo‧bi‧list
  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

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automobilist m (plural automobilisten, diminutive automobilistje n)

  1. a motorist, an automobilist

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French automobiliste.

Noun

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automobilist m (plural automobiliști)

  1. motorist

Declension

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Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From automòbīl.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /automobǐlist/
  • Hyphenation: a‧u‧to‧mo‧bi‧list

Noun

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automobìlist m (Cyrillic spelling аутомобѝлист)

  1. driver
  2. sports car driver

Declension

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References

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  • automobilist”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024