A person who drives or uses an automobile; a motorist.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Pall Mall Gazette. From automobile + -ist, after French (now rare) automobiliste. Compare German (now rare) Automobilist.
Definition of automobilist in US English:
automobilist
noun
US rare, archaic
A person who drives or uses an automobile; a motorist.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Pall Mall Gazette. From automobile + -ist, after French (now rare) automobiliste. Compare German (now rare) Automobilist.