domestique
English
noun
Definitions
- (cycling) A rider on a cycle racing team whose role is to assist the team's designated leaders even if at the expense of his/her own individual performance.
Etymology
Borrowed from French domestique (maid, domestic servant).
Origin
French
domestique
Gloss
maid, domestic servant
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- domesticus Latin
- domesticité French
- domestique French
- domestiquement French
- domestiquer French
- domestic Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan