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

And, when the project has wound down, bikers and walkers and sitters enjoy the view from a new boardwalk, enjoy access to the beach from a new walkway, even as a bulldozer, still on duty, is raking sand along the coastline. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2025

Sport all black on the way there with biker shorts and a strappy sports bra. —Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 7 May 2025

The slow-moving Androscoggin River passes through the village (prime tubing in the summer) and an ever-growing network of singletrack is attracting more and more mountain bikers. —Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Apr. 2025

The biker gang circles the house like an encroaching twister, and to make matters worse, Ray’s shoulder never healed properly, and the infection has reached his bloodstream. —Andy Andersen, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for biker

• hiker
• striker
• duiker
• hitchhiker