autoist

English

Etymology

From auto +‎ -ist.

Noun

autoist (plural autoists)

1. (dated) One who drives an automobile.
   • 1921, Elsie Lincoln Benedict, Ralph Paine Benedict, How to Analyze People on Sight‎, page 310:

     People contemplating matrimony are like two autoists planning a long journey together, each driving his own car.

   • 1943, Willard Detering Morgan, The Complete Photographer, volume 8, page 2768:

     We have become a nation of photoists almost as much as we are a nation of autoists and will be a nation of fliers.

Synonyms

• (automobile driver): motorist, driver

Translations

automobile driver

German: Autofahrer (de) m Swedish: bilist (sv) c

Anagrams

• Taouist