# motorist

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #26,515

## Definitions
1. One who drives a motor vehicle.

## Etymology
From motor + -ist.

## Easily confused with
- **motors** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/motorist-vs-motors)
- **Moorish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moorish-vs-motorist)
- **motoring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/motoring-vs-motorist)

## Common misspellings (12)
`mmotorist`, `mootrist`, `motoirst`, `motorisst`, `motoristt`, `motorits`, `motorrist`, `motorsit`, `motroist`, `mottorist`, `mtoorist`, `omtorist`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/motorist