motard
English
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editmotard (plural motards)
- A supermotard.
Etymology 2
editFrom moto (“motivated, gung-ho marine”) + retard.
Noun
editmotard (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
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editmotard 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.
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