— velocipedist , n.
/veuh los"euh peed'/ , n.
1. a vehicle, usually having two or three wheels, that is propelled by the rider.
2. an early kind of bicycle or tricycle.
3. a light, three-wheeled, pedal-driven vehicle for railway inspection, used for carrying one person on a railroad track.
[ 1810-20; vélocipède bicycle, equiv. to véloci- ( velox quick) + -pède -PED ]