bicyclist:

(also ‘cyclist‘ & less commonly ‘cycler‘; plural: ‘bicyclists‘; pronunciation: the letters ‘bi’ rhyme with the word “buy”; the first ‘c’ with ‘y’ is said with a ‘si’ sound as in “sit” and the second ‘c’ with ‘li’ is said with a ‘k’ sound as in “king” — ‘kli’)

‘bicycle’ = ‘bi’= two; ‘cycle’ = wheel — a vehicle with two wheels and driven by pressing/working the pedals, run on the muscular energy of the person on it — no motor power

a bicyclist, using his bicycle as a means of transport

a person who rides on a bicycle, using a bicycle to move from one place to another as a means of transport;

a person who rides or uses a bicycle to have some physical exercise, or as a sport,

two bicyclists, using their cycles for sport

e.g.

In some European countries there are special ‘bicycle lanes’ made on roads for the safe passage of bicyclists.

A bicyclist, like a motor bike rider, must wear a helmet.

In the present polluted world a bicyclist is the best environmentalist!

For an informative article on what a bicyclist is and wearing helmet, please click here, and for an item of news that shows us how we come across this word in our daily reading, please click here.

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