biker

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bik·er

(bī′kər)

1. One who rides a bicycle or a motorbike.

2. A motorcyclist, especially a member of a motorcycle gang.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

biker

(ˈbaɪkə)

informal a member of a motorcyle gang

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

bik•er

(ˈbaɪ kər)

n.

1. a person who rides a bicycle, motorcycle, or motorbike.

2. Informal. a member of a motorcycle gang.

[1880–85]

Translations

Motorradfahrer Radfahrer

cycliste motard

велосипедист

biker

[ˈbaɪkəʳ] N → motociclista mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

biker

[ˈbaɪkə^r] n

(= motorcyclist) → motard(e) m/f

(US) (= cyclist) → cycliste mfbike rack n (on floor) → râtelier m à bicyclettes; (on car) → porte-vélos m invbike ride n → promenade f à vélo
to go on a bike ride → faire une promenade à vélobike shed n → abri m à bicyclettesbike shop n → magasin m de cycles

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

biker

n (inf) → Motorradfahrer m; (= gang member) → Rocker m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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