Thesaurus results for AUTOMOBILIST

automobilist

noun

as in driver

a person who travels by automobile with the introduction of affordable, mass-produced cars, more and more people left their horses at home and became automobilists

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driver

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Police said the adult male driver has been detained pending further investigation.

— Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
The driver that struck Riddles has not been charged with any crimes for the crash, which happened as Riddles tried to cross the road in an area that wasn't marked with a crosswalk.

— Zach Boetto, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026

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