mo ‧ tor ‧ ist /ˈməʊt ə rəst, ˈməʊt ə rɪst $ ˈmoʊtər-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
someone who drives a car SYN driver ⇨ pedestrian :
12,000 motorists were stopped for speeding in the police crackdown.
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THESAURUS
▪ 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.
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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
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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.