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biker

UK/ˈbaɪ̯kə/US/ˈbaɪ̯kɚ/
nounB1+Common in everyday speech and writing · #6,767 of 15,258neutral

Other forms: bikers

A biker is somebody who rides a motorcycle, often in a group. A biker jacket, a group of bikers, biker culture.

In Britain the word means a motorcyclist and usually one for whom it is a way of life rather than transport. In America a cyclist may also be called a biker, which causes confusion between the two countries constantly.

Definitions of biker

  1. 1nounbikerSomebody who rides a motorcycle, often in a group.B1+

    “A group of bikers in leather jackets roared past on their motorcycles.”

biker is a person.

Where it comes from

From bike + -er.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

biker in the wild

  • Founded in McCook, Illinois, in 1935, the Outlaws MC is the oldest outlaw biker club in the world.

    Outlaws Motorcycle Club

  • A motorcycle group can range as clubbed groups of different bikes or bikers who own same model of vehicle like the Harley Owners Group.

    Motorcycle club

  • The outlaw biker film is a film genre that portrays its characters as motorcycle riding rebels.

    Outlaw biker film

  • The biker war was also costly for the police, who struggled to put an end to the murders.

    Nordic Biker War

  • A biker bar is a bar that is frequented by bikers (motorcycle riders).

    Biker bar

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From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.