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

Mountain bikers plunge down steep, heart-pounding trails. —Nicolas Rivero, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025

The 14-year-old cyclist was identified in a news report and online fundraiser as Gabriel Grande, a high school freshman and mountain biker. —Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025

The Santa Maria Creek Greenway is proposed as a 2.5-mile multi-use trail for hikers, equestrians and mountain bikers along the path of the creek from the community park to Ramona Grasslands County Preserve. —Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025

Essentially, like bikers in a peloton, the schooling fish could weather turbulence and save energy. —Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1