"cycleman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cyclemen [plural]
Etymology: From cycle + -man. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cycle|man}} cycle + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|cyclemen}} cycleman (plural cyclemen)
  1. (obsolete, late 19th c.-early 20th c.) Synonym of cyclist.
    (obsolete) Synonym of bicyclist.
    Tags: obsolete Synonyms: bicyclist [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-cycleman-en-noun--Qjm4p~Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Cycling Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 34 5 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 32 32 4 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 32 4 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 32 3 32 Disambiguation of Cycling: 16 41 4 39
  2. (obsolete, late 19th c.-early 20th c.) Synonym of cyclist.
    (obsolete) Synonym of biker.
    Tags: obsolete Synonyms: biker [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-cycleman-en-noun-wrkypOnm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Cycling Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 34 5 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 32 32 4 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 32 4 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 32 3 32 Disambiguation of Cycling: 16 41 4 39
  3. (obsolete, early 20th c.) Ellipsis of motorcycleman (“motorcyclist”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, obsolete Alternative form of: motorcycleman (extra: motorcyclist)
    Sense id: en-cycleman-en-noun-teQtZvp5
  4. (obsolete, early 20th c.) Ellipsis of motorcycleman (“motorcyclist”).
    (obsolete) Synonym of biker.
    Tags: obsolete Synonyms: biker [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-cycleman-en-noun-dWJMkvCf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Cycling Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 34 5 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 32 32 4 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 32 4 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 32 3 32 Disambiguation of Cycling: 16 41 4 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: motor cycle man, motorcycle man, motor cycleman, motor cycle-man, motor-cycle-man, motor-cycle man, motorcycleman
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