People who drive motor vehicles like cars, motorcycles, or trucks.
From 'motor' (from Latin 'movere' meaning 'to move') plus '-ist' (one who does something). The word emerged in the early 1900s as automobiles became common.
The word 'motorist' is surprisingly modern—it only entered English when cars became widespread, showing how technology creates new words faster than most linguistic changes happen.
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