"motard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: motards [plural]
Etymology: From French motard. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|motard}} French motard Head templates: {{en-noun}} motard (plural motards)
  1. A supermotard.
    Sense id: en-motard-en-noun-XP6KL1fu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: motards [plural]
Etymology: From moto (“motivated, gung-ho marine”) + retard. Head templates: {{en-noun}} motard (plural motards)
  1. (US, slang) In the United States Marine Corps, one who expresses his/her motivation for the Marine Corps to the point of obnoxiousness. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-motard-en-noun-8bgLqUGT Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for motard meaning in English (1.6kB)

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