plural bikers
1
: someone who rides a bicycle : bicyclist
All ages and skill levels of bikers are encouraged to jump on a bike and pedal away for the opportunity to pursue good health and perhaps earn sponsor prizes.—
Emmett Hall
Emmett Hallroad/mountain/dirt bikers
2
: someone who rides a motorcycle : motorcyclist
especially
: a person who is a member of a motorcycling group
For Becky Jackson, who runs two Springfield bars that cater to bikers, motorcycles have been a way of life since she was growing up with a father and uncle who wore matching vests, shorthand for being in a [motorcycle] club. —Bruce Rushton
Bruce Rushton Everyone agrees that the sponsors of the canceled events were not biker gangs, but legitimate motorcycle clubs comprising mostly middle-income people with families and jobs. Still, large runs can attract the outlaw segment. —Tom Haydon and Patrick Jenkins
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The show’s world slowly expands; we’re introduced to a biker gang that traffics fentanyl up and down the East Coast, a handful of inexperienced agents and state police officers who get absorbed into Tom’s task force, stray villains with face tattoos, cheerful water-ice vendors.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
The stash houses that Robbie and his friend Cliff (Raul Castillo) are hitting happen to all belong to one biker gang, the Dark Hearts.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In Pisgah National Forest, hundreds of miles of trails are ready for bikers and hikers, and sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway have been restored.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
That jacket, which had a red satin lining and a label from Sears, had been left at my aunt’s house in Oakland when some bikers came through.
—Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
The stash houses that Robbie and his friend Cliff (Raul Castillo) are hitting happen to all belong to one biker gang, the Dark Hearts.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In Pisgah National Forest, hundreds of miles of trails are ready for bikers and hikers, and sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway have been restored.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
That jacket, which had a red satin lining and a label from Sears, had been left at my aunt’s house in Oakland when some bikers came through.
—Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for biker
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“Biker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biker. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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