Also means
racing cyclist
Usage Note
Corridore can mean an athletic runner or, very commonly in Italian sports culture, a competitive cyclist. Italy's passion for cycling (the Giro d'Italia) makes the cycling sense extremely frequent. Do not confuse with corridoio ('corridor, hallway'), which shares the root but has a completely different meaning. The feminine form is corritrice; the plural is corridori.
Examples
"Il corridore ha vinto la tappa di montagna."
Natural Translation
The rider won the mountain stage.
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