[
UK
/mˈəʊtəɹˌɪst/
]
[ US /ˈmoʊtɝɪst/ ]
[ US /ˈmoʊtɝɪst/ ]
NOUN
- someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile
How To Use motorist In A Sentence
- With no warning signs on either side and under poor lighting, the road is a death trap for motorists.
- Traffic officers claim the new gun can't be picked up by speeding motorists who use radar detectors to avoid being caught.
- He sped along Bellhouse Road and crossed a mini roundabout diagonally, to the alarm of many pedestrians and motorists.
- The key to their popularity was government subsidy and regulation that obliged motorists and oil companies to use biofuels. Times, Sunday Times
- Mr Dunn said motorists choose a garage on personal recommendation.
- One motorist was caught travelling at more than twice the limit in a 30 mph zone.
- We are trying to give the roads back to the motorist and the pavements back to pedestrians.
- Successive governments are accused of prioritising the motorist by cutting vehicle taxes for fuel-efficient models and spending billions on road building. Times, Sunday Times
- Thousands of leaflets had been given to motorists passing through and 1,000 had been hand-delivered to addresses in the city centre.
- The policeman pulled up the motorist and asked to see his licence.