as in driver
a person who travels by automobile environmental organizations suggest that motorists get together and carpool to avoid adding to pollution levels

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Recent Examples of motorist While the spillway will remain active for another several weeks, the Bureau of Reclamation is currently warning motorists that there will likely be increased traffic and congestion along State Route 128 due to current public interest in the site. Toria Sheffield, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025 The point is not to punish motorists, but to require them to contribute more to the city’s improvement, and give them a great alternative: functioning public transit. Claire Valdez, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025 Garry Moore, 68, chief of the Whitewater Fire Protection District in Missouri, died while assisting a stranded motorist. John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025 Missouri State Highway Patrol authorities informed local media that Moore was the chief of the Whitewater Fire Protection District and was killed while assisting a stranded motorist. Alana Wise, NPR, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for motorist

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“Motorist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorist. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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