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I'm writing a paper and I need a term to refer to people who do not own a bicycle, so I don't need to write 'people who do not own a bicycle' every time. What is the right option?
- non bicycle-owners
- non-bicycle-owners
- non-bicycle owners
- bicycle non-owners
word-choice
edited Aug 25 '18 at 12:57
J.R.
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I'm writing a paper and I need a term to refer to people who do not own a bicycle, so I don't need to write 'people who do not own a bicycle' every time. What is the right option?
- non bicycle-owners
- non-bicycle-owners
- non-bicycle owners
- bicycle non-owners
word-choice
edited Aug 25 '18 at 12:57
J.R.
55.3k584183
asked Aug 25 '18 at 12:15
FelipeFelipe
121
2
For more information on how to use hyphens correctly, please refer to this article by The Writer.
– VTH
Aug 25 '18 at 12:47
One time you say 'people who do not own a bicycle', then you can refer to them as 'they', 'those people', 'the bicycleless-people' etc.!
– mahmud koya
Aug 25 '18 at 13:46
7
Single term, single word - the bikeless
– Nigel J
Aug 26 '18 at 3:38
1
"Non-cyclist" gets 21MM hits on Google, although that refers to people who don't engage in the hobby, not owners per se.
– jimm101
Aug 28 '18 at 12:55
1
car owners versus non-owners; bicycle owners versus non-owners. You don't need to repeat the name of the vehicle.....
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 16:14
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show 1 more comment
I'm writing a paper and I need a term to refer to people who do not own a bicycle, so I don't need to write 'people who do not own a bicycle' every time. What is the right option?
- non bicycle-owners
- non-bicycle-owners
- non-bicycle owners
- bicycle non-owners
word-choice
edited Aug 25 '18 at 12:57
J.R.
55.3k584183
asked Aug 25 '18 at 12:15
FelipeFelipe
121
I'm writing a paper and I need a term to refer to people who do not own a bicycle, so I don't need to write 'people who do not own a bicycle' every time. What is the right option?
- non bicycle-owners
- non-bicycle-owners
- non-bicycle owners
- bicycle non-owners
word-choice
word-choice
edited Aug 25 '18 at 12:57
J.R.
55.3k584183
asked Aug 25 '18 at 12:15
FelipeFelipe
121
edited Aug 25 '18 at 12:57
J.R.
55.3k584183
asked Aug 25 '18 at 12:15
FelipeFelipe
121
edited Aug 25 '18 at 12:57
J.R.
55.3k584183
edited Aug 25 '18 at 12:57
J.R.
55.3k584183
edited Aug 25 '18 at 12:57
J.R.
55.3k584183
55.3k584183
asked Aug 25 '18 at 12:15
FelipeFelipe
121
asked Aug 25 '18 at 12:15
FelipeFelipe
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asked Aug 25 '18 at 12:15
FelipeFelipe
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For more information on how to use hyphens correctly, please refer to this article by The Writer.
– VTH
Aug 25 '18 at 12:47
One time you say 'people who do not own a bicycle', then you can refer to them as 'they', 'those people', 'the bicycleless-people' etc.!
– mahmud koya
Aug 25 '18 at 13:46
7
Single term, single word - the bikeless
– Nigel J
Aug 26 '18 at 3:38
1
"Non-cyclist" gets 21MM hits on Google, although that refers to people who don't engage in the hobby, not owners per se.
– jimm101
Aug 28 '18 at 12:55
1
car owners versus non-owners; bicycle owners versus non-owners. You don't need to repeat the name of the vehicle.....
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 16:14
|
show 1 more comment
2
For more information on how to use hyphens correctly, please refer to this article by The Writer.
– VTH
Aug 25 '18 at 12:47
One time you say 'people who do not own a bicycle', then you can refer to them as 'they', 'those people', 'the bicycleless-people' etc.!
– mahmud koya
Aug 25 '18 at 13:46
7
Single term, single word - the bikeless
– Nigel J
Aug 26 '18 at 3:38
1
"Non-cyclist" gets 21MM hits on Google, although that refers to people who don't engage in the hobby, not owners per se.
– jimm101
Aug 28 '18 at 12:55
1
car owners versus non-owners; bicycle owners versus non-owners. You don't need to repeat the name of the vehicle.....
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 16:14
2
2
For more information on how to use hyphens correctly, please refer to this article by The Writer.
– VTH
Aug 25 '18 at 12:47
For more information on how to use hyphens correctly, please refer to this article by The Writer.
– VTH
Aug 25 '18 at 12:47
One time you say 'people who do not own a bicycle', then you can refer to them as 'they', 'those people', 'the bicycleless-people' etc.!
– mahmud koya
Aug 25 '18 at 13:46
One time you say 'people who do not own a bicycle', then you can refer to them as 'they', 'those people', 'the bicycleless-people' etc.!
– mahmud koya
Aug 25 '18 at 13:46
7
7
Single term, single word - the bikeless
– Nigel J
Aug 26 '18 at 3:38
Single term, single word - the bikeless
– Nigel J
Aug 26 '18 at 3:38
1
1
"Non-cyclist" gets 21MM hits on Google, although that refers to people who don't engage in the hobby, not owners per se.
– jimm101
Aug 28 '18 at 12:55
"Non-cyclist" gets 21MM hits on Google, although that refers to people who don't engage in the hobby, not owners per se.
– jimm101
Aug 28 '18 at 12:55
1
1
car owners versus non-owners; bicycle owners versus non-owners. You don't need to repeat the name of the vehicle.....
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 16:14
car owners versus non-owners; bicycle owners versus non-owners. You don't need to repeat the name of the vehicle.....
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 16:14
|
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The correct one would be "non-bicycle-owners".
What would we call those who own bicycles? "Bicycle-owners".
Naturally, those who do not own bicycles can be called "non-bicycle-owners".
answered Aug 25 '18 at 12:41
QuIcKmAtHsQuIcKmAtHs
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I’m not sure I agree with this “natural” progression. If a bicycle owner owns a bicycle, then wouldn’t a non-bicycle owner own something that isn’t a bicycle? (I’m not saying you’re wrong, but I do think this answer would be improved with some citations showing this construct being used in the way that you describe.)
– J.R.
Aug 25 '18 at 13:02
1
@J.R. The problem is that the use of the first hyphen is ambiguous. I do agree with bicycle owner versus (non) bicycle owner. The only question is how the introduction of non should affect the styling of the phrase. Common wisdom would say to rephrase the sentence to avoid the problem . . .
– Jason Bassford
Aug 25 '18 at 17:02
2
I am with @J.R. on this. A non-bicycle-owner owns a non-bicycle. Whatever that is. Whether or not they also own a bicycle on top of that, is entirely up to them. English just doesn't build negation like this. If you don't play the piano, you say "I am not a piano player". You don't say "I'm a non-piano-player". If you are not a math professor, you don't say "I'm a non-math-professor". If you don't work for Amazon, you don't say "I'm a non-Amazon-employee". If you don't have a subscription to the New Yorker, you don't say "I'm a non-New-Yorker-subscriber".
– RegDwigнt♦
Oct 24 '18 at 23:06
bike owners versus non-owners. In English, if you have already said bike owners, non-owners is enough. You don't need to repeat the word bike, in context. Also, those hyphens are wrong. In a table with statistics, non-bicycle: car or truck owners, for example.
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 16:16
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Bicycle non-owners.
Unintended semantics: if you have bicycles and non-bicycles, then also bicycle owners and non-bicycle owners.
Intended semantics: if you have owners and non-owners, then also bicycle owners and bicycle non-owners.
Admittedly, if I saw "non-bicycle owners" in print, then I would probably read it as it were "bicycle non-owners" unless the context had (for some reason) drawn attention to the class of all objects which are not bicycles. However, as a phrase, "non-bicycle owners" lacks precision.
@NigelJ's "the bikeless" is probably better, but that isn't what you asked.
answered Nov 23 '18 at 16:08
thbthb
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If you must use a term consisting of non, bicycle, and owner,
then you could use an en-rule to distinguish a non--bicycle-owner
(a non-owner of bicycles)
from a non-bicycle owner (an owner of non-bicycles).
But from a stylistic point of view this would be awful.
answered 3 hours ago
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I have no dictionary authority for this, and it's a bit flippant, but in some contexts the unbiked or un-biked would work.
answered Aug 25 '18 at 12:43
Jim MackJim Mack
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Sounds like something you’d find in bicycle jousting.
– Jim
Sep 24 '18 at 15:27
How about the biking and non-biking with ing?
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 16:19
@Lambie the question is about possession, not use; someone could be a biking individual without owning a bike, or temporarily non-biking due to injury.
– Chris H
Nov 23 '18 at 17:28
Yes, right. But biking is imaginable, biked is not.
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 17:31
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People who do not own a bicycle = People sans bicycles!
Sans (preposition) : without
Anyone sans shirt will not be allowed in the restaurant. (M-W Dictionary)
answered Aug 25 '18 at 14:00
mahmud koyamahmud koya
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+1 just because of the creativity. However, you can own a bicycle but not actually have it with you at a given time. In other words, you can be both a bicycle owner as well as sans bicycle.
– Jason Bassford
Aug 25 '18 at 17:04
Such answers help, but one can assume that OP would prefer a "non" construct.
– thb
Nov 23 '18 at 16:01
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The correct one would be "non-bicycle-owners".
What would we call those who own bicycles? "Bicycle-owners".
Naturally, those who do not own bicycles can be called "non-bicycle-owners".
answered Aug 25 '18 at 12:41
QuIcKmAtHsQuIcKmAtHs
316111
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I’m not sure I agree with this “natural” progression. If a bicycle owner owns a bicycle, then wouldn’t a non-bicycle owner own something that isn’t a bicycle? (I’m not saying you’re wrong, but I do think this answer would be improved with some citations showing this construct being used in the way that you describe.)
– J.R.
Aug 25 '18 at 13:02
1
@J.R. The problem is that the use of the first hyphen is ambiguous. I do agree with bicycle owner versus (non) bicycle owner. The only question is how the introduction of non should affect the styling of the phrase. Common wisdom would say to rephrase the sentence to avoid the problem . . .
– Jason Bassford
Aug 25 '18 at 17:02
2
I am with @J.R. on this. A non-bicycle-owner owns a non-bicycle. Whatever that is. Whether or not they also own a bicycle on top of that, is entirely up to them. English just doesn't build negation like this. If you don't play the piano, you say "I am not a piano player". You don't say "I'm a non-piano-player". If you are not a math professor, you don't say "I'm a non-math-professor". If you don't work for Amazon, you don't say "I'm a non-Amazon-employee". If you don't have a subscription to the New Yorker, you don't say "I'm a non-New-Yorker-subscriber".
– RegDwigнt♦
Oct 24 '18 at 23:06
bike owners versus non-owners. In English, if you have already said bike owners, non-owners is enough. You don't need to repeat the word bike, in context. Also, those hyphens are wrong. In a table with statistics, non-bicycle: car or truck owners, for example.
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 16:16
add a comment |
The correct one would be "non-bicycle-owners".
What would we call those who own bicycles? "Bicycle-owners".
Naturally, those who do not own bicycles can be called "non-bicycle-owners".
answered Aug 25 '18 at 12:41
QuIcKmAtHsQuIcKmAtHs
316111
3
I’m not sure I agree with this “natural” progression. If a bicycle owner owns a bicycle, then wouldn’t a non-bicycle owner own something that isn’t a bicycle? (I’m not saying you’re wrong, but I do think this answer would be improved with some citations showing this construct being used in the way that you describe.)
– J.R.
Aug 25 '18 at 13:02
1
@J.R. The problem is that the use of the first hyphen is ambiguous. I do agree with bicycle owner versus (non) bicycle owner. The only question is how the introduction of non should affect the styling of the phrase. Common wisdom would say to rephrase the sentence to avoid the problem . . .
– Jason Bassford
Aug 25 '18 at 17:02
2
I am with @J.R. on this. A non-bicycle-owner owns a non-bicycle. Whatever that is. Whether or not they also own a bicycle on top of that, is entirely up to them. English just doesn't build negation like this. If you don't play the piano, you say "I am not a piano player". You don't say "I'm a non-piano-player". If you are not a math professor, you don't say "I'm a non-math-professor". If you don't work for Amazon, you don't say "I'm a non-Amazon-employee". If you don't have a subscription to the New Yorker, you don't say "I'm a non-New-Yorker-subscriber".
– RegDwigнt♦
Oct 24 '18 at 23:06
bike owners versus non-owners. In English, if you have already said bike owners, non-owners is enough. You don't need to repeat the word bike, in context. Also, those hyphens are wrong. In a table with statistics, non-bicycle: car or truck owners, for example.
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 16:16
add a comment |
The correct one would be "non-bicycle-owners".
What would we call those who own bicycles? "Bicycle-owners".
Naturally, those who do not own bicycles can be called "non-bicycle-owners".
answered Aug 25 '18 at 12:41
QuIcKmAtHsQuIcKmAtHs
316111
The correct one would be "non-bicycle-owners".
What would we call those who own bicycles? "Bicycle-owners".
Naturally, those who do not own bicycles can be called "non-bicycle-owners".
answered Aug 25 '18 at 12:41
QuIcKmAtHsQuIcKmAtHs
316111
answered Aug 25 '18 at 12:41
QuIcKmAtHsQuIcKmAtHs
316111
answered Aug 25 '18 at 12:41
QuIcKmAtHsQuIcKmAtHs
316111
answered Aug 25 '18 at 12:41
QuIcKmAtHsQuIcKmAtHs
316111
316111
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I’m not sure I agree with this “natural” progression. If a bicycle owner owns a bicycle, then wouldn’t a non-bicycle owner own something that isn’t a bicycle? (I’m not saying you’re wrong, but I do think this answer would be improved with some citations showing this construct being used in the way that you describe.)
– J.R.
Aug 25 '18 at 13:02
1
@J.R. The problem is that the use of the first hyphen is ambiguous. I do agree with bicycle owner versus (non) bicycle owner. The only question is how the introduction of non should affect the styling of the phrase. Common wisdom would say to rephrase the sentence to avoid the problem . . .
– Jason Bassford
Aug 25 '18 at 17:02
2
I am with @J.R. on this. A non-bicycle-owner owns a non-bicycle. Whatever that is. Whether or not they also own a bicycle on top of that, is entirely up to them. English just doesn't build negation like this. If you don't play the piano, you say "I am not a piano player". You don't say "I'm a non-piano-player". If you are not a math professor, you don't say "I'm a non-math-professor". If you don't work for Amazon, you don't say "I'm a non-Amazon-employee". If you don't have a subscription to the New Yorker, you don't say "I'm a non-New-Yorker-subscriber".
– RegDwigнt♦
Oct 24 '18 at 23:06
bike owners versus non-owners. In English, if you have already said bike owners, non-owners is enough. You don't need to repeat the word bike, in context. Also, those hyphens are wrong. In a table with statistics, non-bicycle: car or truck owners, for example.
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 16:16
add a comment |
3
I’m not sure I agree with this “natural” progression. If a bicycle owner owns a bicycle, then wouldn’t a non-bicycle owner own something that isn’t a bicycle? (I’m not saying you’re wrong, but I do think this answer would be improved with some citations showing this construct being used in the way that you describe.)
– J.R.
Aug 25 '18 at 13:02
1
@J.R. The problem is that the use of the first hyphen is ambiguous. I do agree with bicycle owner versus (non) bicycle owner. The only question is how the introduction of non should affect the styling of the phrase. Common wisdom would say to rephrase the sentence to avoid the problem . . .
– Jason Bassford
Aug 25 '18 at 17:02
2
I am with @J.R. on this. A non-bicycle-owner owns a non-bicycle. Whatever that is. Whether or not they also own a bicycle on top of that, is entirely up to them. English just doesn't build negation like this. If you don't play the piano, you say "I am not a piano player". You don't say "I'm a non-piano-player". If you are not a math professor, you don't say "I'm a non-math-professor". If you don't work for Amazon, you don't say "I'm a non-Amazon-employee". If you don't have a subscription to the New Yorker, you don't say "I'm a non-New-Yorker-subscriber".
– RegDwigнt♦
Oct 24 '18 at 23:06
bike owners versus non-owners. In English, if you have already said bike owners, non-owners is enough. You don't need to repeat the word bike, in context. Also, those hyphens are wrong. In a table with statistics, non-bicycle: car or truck owners, for example.
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 16:16
3
3
I’m not sure I agree with this “natural” progression. If a bicycle owner owns a bicycle, then wouldn’t a non-bicycle owner own something that isn’t a bicycle? (I’m not saying you’re wrong, but I do think this answer would be improved with some citations showing this construct being used in the way that you describe.)
– J.R.
Aug 25 '18 at 13:02
I’m not sure I agree with this “natural” progression. If a bicycle owner owns a bicycle, then wouldn’t a non-bicycle owner own something that isn’t a bicycle? (I’m not saying you’re wrong, but I do think this answer would be improved with some citations showing this construct being used in the way that you describe.)
– J.R.
Aug 25 '18 at 13:02
1
1
@J.R. The problem is that the use of the first hyphen is ambiguous. I do agree with bicycle owner versus (non) bicycle owner. The only question is how the introduction of non should affect the styling of the phrase. Common wisdom would say to rephrase the sentence to avoid the problem . . .
– Jason Bassford
Aug 25 '18 at 17:02
@J.R. The problem is that the use of the first hyphen is ambiguous. I do agree with bicycle owner versus (non) bicycle owner. The only question is how the introduction of non should affect the styling of the phrase. Common wisdom would say to rephrase the sentence to avoid the problem . . .
– Jason Bassford
Aug 25 '18 at 17:02
2
2
I am with @J.R. on this. A non-bicycle-owner owns a non-bicycle. Whatever that is. Whether or not they also own a bicycle on top of that, is entirely up to them. English just doesn't build negation like this. If you don't play the piano, you say "I am not a piano player". You don't say "I'm a non-piano-player". If you are not a math professor, you don't say "I'm a non-math-professor". If you don't work for Amazon, you don't say "I'm a non-Amazon-employee". If you don't have a subscription to the New Yorker, you don't say "I'm a non-New-Yorker-subscriber".
– RegDwigнt♦
Oct 24 '18 at 23:06
I am with @J.R. on this. A non-bicycle-owner owns a non-bicycle. Whatever that is. Whether or not they also own a bicycle on top of that, is entirely up to them. English just doesn't build negation like this. If you don't play the piano, you say "I am not a piano player". You don't say "I'm a non-piano-player". If you are not a math professor, you don't say "I'm a non-math-professor". If you don't work for Amazon, you don't say "I'm a non-Amazon-employee". If you don't have a subscription to the New Yorker, you don't say "I'm a non-New-Yorker-subscriber".
– RegDwigнt♦
Oct 24 '18 at 23:06
bike owners versus non-owners. In English, if you have already said bike owners, non-owners is enough. You don't need to repeat the word bike, in context. Also, those hyphens are wrong. In a table with statistics, non-bicycle: car or truck owners, for example.
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 16:16
bike owners versus non-owners. In English, if you have already said bike owners, non-owners is enough. You don't need to repeat the word bike, in context. Also, those hyphens are wrong. In a table with statistics, non-bicycle: car or truck owners, for example.
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 16:16
add a comment |
Bicycle non-owners.
Unintended semantics: if you have bicycles and non-bicycles, then also bicycle owners and non-bicycle owners.
Intended semantics: if you have owners and non-owners, then also bicycle owners and bicycle non-owners.
Admittedly, if I saw "non-bicycle owners" in print, then I would probably read it as it were "bicycle non-owners" unless the context had (for some reason) drawn attention to the class of all objects which are not bicycles. However, as a phrase, "non-bicycle owners" lacks precision.
@NigelJ's "the bikeless" is probably better, but that isn't what you asked.
answered Nov 23 '18 at 16:08
thbthb
683516
add a comment |
Bicycle non-owners.
Unintended semantics: if you have bicycles and non-bicycles, then also bicycle owners and non-bicycle owners.
Intended semantics: if you have owners and non-owners, then also bicycle owners and bicycle non-owners.
Admittedly, if I saw "non-bicycle owners" in print, then I would probably read it as it were "bicycle non-owners" unless the context had (for some reason) drawn attention to the class of all objects which are not bicycles. However, as a phrase, "non-bicycle owners" lacks precision.
@NigelJ's "the bikeless" is probably better, but that isn't what you asked.
answered Nov 23 '18 at 16:08
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Bicycle non-owners.
Unintended semantics: if you have bicycles and non-bicycles, then also bicycle owners and non-bicycle owners.
Intended semantics: if you have owners and non-owners, then also bicycle owners and bicycle non-owners.
Admittedly, if I saw "non-bicycle owners" in print, then I would probably read it as it were "bicycle non-owners" unless the context had (for some reason) drawn attention to the class of all objects which are not bicycles. However, as a phrase, "non-bicycle owners" lacks precision.
@NigelJ's "the bikeless" is probably better, but that isn't what you asked.
answered Nov 23 '18 at 16:08
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Bicycle non-owners.
Unintended semantics: if you have bicycles and non-bicycles, then also bicycle owners and non-bicycle owners.
Intended semantics: if you have owners and non-owners, then also bicycle owners and bicycle non-owners.
Admittedly, if I saw "non-bicycle owners" in print, then I would probably read it as it were "bicycle non-owners" unless the context had (for some reason) drawn attention to the class of all objects which are not bicycles. However, as a phrase, "non-bicycle owners" lacks precision.
@NigelJ's "the bikeless" is probably better, but that isn't what you asked.
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If you must use a term consisting of non, bicycle, and owner,
then you could use an en-rule to distinguish a non--bicycle-owner
(a non-owner of bicycles)
from a non-bicycle owner (an owner of non-bicycles).
But from a stylistic point of view this would be awful.
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If you must use a term consisting of non, bicycle, and owner,
then you could use an en-rule to distinguish a non--bicycle-owner
(a non-owner of bicycles)
from a non-bicycle owner (an owner of non-bicycles).
But from a stylistic point of view this would be awful.
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If you must use a term consisting of non, bicycle, and owner,
then you could use an en-rule to distinguish a non--bicycle-owner
(a non-owner of bicycles)
from a non-bicycle owner (an owner of non-bicycles).
But from a stylistic point of view this would be awful.
answered 3 hours ago
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If you must use a term consisting of non, bicycle, and owner,
then you could use an en-rule to distinguish a non--bicycle-owner
(a non-owner of bicycles)
from a non-bicycle owner (an owner of non-bicycles).
But from a stylistic point of view this would be awful.
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ToothrotToothrot
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I have no dictionary authority for this, and it's a bit flippant, but in some contexts the unbiked or un-biked would work.
answered Aug 25 '18 at 12:43
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Sounds like something you’d find in bicycle jousting.
– Jim
Sep 24 '18 at 15:27
How about the biking and non-biking with ing?
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 16:19
@Lambie the question is about possession, not use; someone could be a biking individual without owning a bike, or temporarily non-biking due to injury.
– Chris H
Nov 23 '18 at 17:28
Yes, right. But biking is imaginable, biked is not.
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 17:31
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I have no dictionary authority for this, and it's a bit flippant, but in some contexts the unbiked or un-biked would work.
answered Aug 25 '18 at 12:43
Jim MackJim Mack
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Sounds like something you’d find in bicycle jousting.
– Jim
Sep 24 '18 at 15:27
How about the biking and non-biking with ing?
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 16:19
@Lambie the question is about possession, not use; someone could be a biking individual without owning a bike, or temporarily non-biking due to injury.
– Chris H
Nov 23 '18 at 17:28
Yes, right. But biking is imaginable, biked is not.
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 17:31
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I have no dictionary authority for this, and it's a bit flippant, but in some contexts the unbiked or un-biked would work.
answered Aug 25 '18 at 12:43
Jim MackJim Mack
7,31721833
I have no dictionary authority for this, and it's a bit flippant, but in some contexts the unbiked or un-biked would work.
answered Aug 25 '18 at 12:43
Jim MackJim Mack
7,31721833
answered Aug 25 '18 at 12:43
Jim MackJim Mack
7,31721833
answered Aug 25 '18 at 12:43
Jim MackJim Mack
7,31721833
answered Aug 25 '18 at 12:43
Jim MackJim Mack
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Sounds like something you’d find in bicycle jousting.
– Jim
Sep 24 '18 at 15:27
How about the biking and non-biking with ing?
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 16:19
@Lambie the question is about possession, not use; someone could be a biking individual without owning a bike, or temporarily non-biking due to injury.
– Chris H
Nov 23 '18 at 17:28
Yes, right. But biking is imaginable, biked is not.
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 17:31
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1
Sounds like something you’d find in bicycle jousting.
– Jim
Sep 24 '18 at 15:27
How about the biking and non-biking with ing?
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 16:19
@Lambie the question is about possession, not use; someone could be a biking individual without owning a bike, or temporarily non-biking due to injury.
– Chris H
Nov 23 '18 at 17:28
Yes, right. But biking is imaginable, biked is not.
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 17:31
1
1
Sounds like something you’d find in bicycle jousting.
– Jim
Sep 24 '18 at 15:27
Sounds like something you’d find in bicycle jousting.
– Jim
Sep 24 '18 at 15:27
How about the biking and non-biking with ing?
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 16:19
How about the biking and non-biking with ing?
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 16:19
@Lambie the question is about possession, not use; someone could be a biking individual without owning a bike, or temporarily non-biking due to injury.
– Chris H
Nov 23 '18 at 17:28
@Lambie the question is about possession, not use; someone could be a biking individual without owning a bike, or temporarily non-biking due to injury.
– Chris H
Nov 23 '18 at 17:28
Yes, right. But biking is imaginable, biked is not.
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 17:31
Yes, right. But biking is imaginable, biked is not.
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 17:31
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People who do not own a bicycle = People sans bicycles!
Sans (preposition) : without
Anyone sans shirt will not be allowed in the restaurant. (M-W Dictionary)
answered Aug 25 '18 at 14:00
mahmud koyamahmud koya
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+1 just because of the creativity. However, you can own a bicycle but not actually have it with you at a given time. In other words, you can be both a bicycle owner as well as sans bicycle.
– Jason Bassford
Aug 25 '18 at 17:04
Such answers help, but one can assume that OP would prefer a "non" construct.
– thb
Nov 23 '18 at 16:01
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People who do not own a bicycle = People sans bicycles!
Sans (preposition) : without
Anyone sans shirt will not be allowed in the restaurant. (M-W Dictionary)
answered Aug 25 '18 at 14:00
mahmud koyamahmud koya
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+1 just because of the creativity. However, you can own a bicycle but not actually have it with you at a given time. In other words, you can be both a bicycle owner as well as sans bicycle.
– Jason Bassford
Aug 25 '18 at 17:04
Such answers help, but one can assume that OP would prefer a "non" construct.
– thb
Nov 23 '18 at 16:01
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People who do not own a bicycle = People sans bicycles!
Sans (preposition) : without
Anyone sans shirt will not be allowed in the restaurant. (M-W Dictionary)
answered Aug 25 '18 at 14:00
mahmud koyamahmud koya
6,8384825
People who do not own a bicycle = People sans bicycles!
Sans (preposition) : without
Anyone sans shirt will not be allowed in the restaurant. (M-W Dictionary)
answered Aug 25 '18 at 14:00
mahmud koyamahmud koya
6,8384825
answered Aug 25 '18 at 14:00
mahmud koyamahmud koya
6,8384825
answered Aug 25 '18 at 14:00
mahmud koyamahmud koya
6,8384825
answered Aug 25 '18 at 14:00
mahmud koyamahmud koya
6,8384825
6,8384825
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+1 just because of the creativity. However, you can own a bicycle but not actually have it with you at a given time. In other words, you can be both a bicycle owner as well as sans bicycle.
– Jason Bassford
Aug 25 '18 at 17:04
Such answers help, but one can assume that OP would prefer a "non" construct.
– thb
Nov 23 '18 at 16:01
add a comment |
1
+1 just because of the creativity. However, you can own a bicycle but not actually have it with you at a given time. In other words, you can be both a bicycle owner as well as sans bicycle.
– Jason Bassford
Aug 25 '18 at 17:04
Such answers help, but one can assume that OP would prefer a "non" construct.
– thb
Nov 23 '18 at 16:01
1
1
+1 just because of the creativity. However, you can own a bicycle but not actually have it with you at a given time. In other words, you can be both a bicycle owner as well as sans bicycle.
– Jason Bassford
Aug 25 '18 at 17:04
+1 just because of the creativity. However, you can own a bicycle but not actually have it with you at a given time. In other words, you can be both a bicycle owner as well as sans bicycle.
– Jason Bassford
Aug 25 '18 at 17:04
Such answers help, but one can assume that OP would prefer a "non" construct.
– thb
Nov 23 '18 at 16:01
Such answers help, but one can assume that OP would prefer a "non" construct.
– thb
Nov 23 '18 at 16:01
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– VTH
Aug 25 '18 at 12:47
One time you say 'people who do not own a bicycle', then you can refer to them as 'they', 'those people', 'the bicycleless-people' etc.!
– mahmud koya
Aug 25 '18 at 13:46
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Single term, single word - the bikeless
– Nigel J
Aug 26 '18 at 3:38
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"Non-cyclist" gets 21MM hits on Google, although that refers to people who don't engage in the hobby, not owners per se.
– jimm101
Aug 28 '18 at 12:55
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car owners versus non-owners; bicycle owners versus non-owners. You don't need to repeat the name of the vehicle.....
– Lambie
Nov 23 '18 at 16:14