domestique

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domestique

/ˌdə(ʊ)mɛˈstiːk/ UK
/ˌdɒ-/ UK
/dəˌmɛˈstik/ US

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Borrowed from French domestique (“domestic servant, maid”), from domestique (“domestic”, adjective), from Latin domesticus (“of the house, domestic; familiar; native”), from domus (“home, house; place of one's birth or residence, native country”). Doublet of domestic.

noun domestiques

A cyclist on a cycle racing team whose role is to assist the team's designated leaders (for example, by riding in front of them to create a slipstream, or to set the pace), even if at the expense of their own individual performance. In a recent poll [Sean] Yates was voted one of the top-10 domestiques of all time, a crucial cog to any leader's Tour ambitions. […] To many casual observers, the role of domestique is not a particularly rewarding one. Yates begs to differ.
Similar: water carrier

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noun cyclist on a cycle racing team whose role is to assist the team’s designated leaders, even if at the expense of their own individual performance

Español	gregario, gregaria
한국어	도메스티크 domeseutikeu
日本語	アシスト ashisuto
Français	équipier, équipière
Deutsch	Domestik, Domestikin
Italiano	gregario, gregaria
Русский	домести́к domestík, гре́гари grégari
עברית	פּוֹעֵל po'él, פּוֹעֶלֶת po'élet

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@misc{domestique_2026,
  title = {domestique},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/domestique},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}