motard

English

Etymology 1

From French motard, from moto + -ard

Noun

motard (plural motards)

A supermotard.

Etymology 2

From moto (“motivated, gung-ho marine”) + retard

Noun

motard (plural motards)

(US, slang) In the United States Marine Corps, one who expresses his/her motivation for the Marine Corps to the point of obnoxiousness.

References

OED 2002 (online)

French

Etymology

From moto + -ard

Noun

motard m (plural motards)

motorcyclist in the armed forces or the police
(by extension) motorcyclist in general
a biker (especially member of a motorcycle gang)

Further reading

“motard” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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