motard
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
motard (plural motards)
- A supermotard.
Etymology 2 edit
From moto (“motivated, gung-ho marine”) + retard.
Noun edit
motard (plural motards)
- (US, slang) In the United States Marine Corps, one who expresses his/her motivation for the Marine Corps to the point of obnoxiousness.
References edit
- OED 2002 (online)
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
motard m (plural motards, feminine motarde)
- motorcyclist in the armed forces or the police
- (by extension) motorcyclist in general
- Synonym: motocycliste
- a biker (especially member of a motorcycle gang)
Further reading edit
- “motard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.