domestique

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Definition of domestique in English English dictionary

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

{i} (Cycling) member of a bicycle-racing team in a long race who assists the leader and is responsible for getting food and water

A rider on a cycle racing team whose role is to assist the teams designated leaders even if at the expense of his/her own individual performance

Etymology

() Borrowed from French domestique (“domestic servant, maid”).