biker

noun

bik·​er ˈbī-kər 

plural bikers

1

: someone who rides a bicycle : bicyclist

All ages and skill levels of bikers are encouraged to jump on a bike and pedal away for the opportunity to pursue good health and perhaps earn sponsor prizes.

—Emmett Hall

road/mountain/dirt bikers

2

: someone who rides a motorcycle : motorcyclist

especially : a person who is a member of a motorcycling group

For Becky Jackson, who runs two Springfield bars that cater to bikers, motorcycles have been a way of life since she was growing up with a father and uncle who wore matching vests, shorthand for being in a [motorcycle] club.

—Bruce Rushton

Everyone agrees that the sponsors of the canceled events were not biker gangs, but legitimate motorcycle clubs comprising mostly middle-income people with families and jobs. Still, large runs can attract the outlaw segment.

—Tom Haydon and Patrick Jenkins

Examples of biker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Shoppers were sent running for cover inside a Florida gas station when a parking lot brawl between rival biker gangs escalated to gunfire, video shows. —Mark Price, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025

The supermodel stepped out in a distressed biker jacket by Charlotte Simone, adding on washed black jeans, a Miu Miu belt and a black Prada Cleo handbag. —Hannah Malach, WWD, 9 Mar. 2025

Available in three sizes and a riot of colors, its design takes after the structure and suppleness of a biker jacket. —airmail.news, 22 Feb. 2025

On top of that, New York City has exerted every effort to make the waterfront more conducive to bikers, hikers and water lovers. —Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for biker

• hiker
• striker
• duiker
• hitchhiker