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roadster en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈɹoʊdstəɹ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈɹəʊdstə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Derived from road + -ster.

Meanings

  1. (archaic) A horse for riding or driving on the road.
    • a sound, swift, well-bred hunter and roadster 1857–1859, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, The Virginians. A Tale of the Last Century, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1858–1859, →OCLC:
  2. A bicycle, or tricycle, adapted for common roads, rather than for the racing track, usually of classic style and steel-framed construction.
  3. (UK, dated) One who drives much; a coach driver.
  4. (UK, dated, slang) A hunter who keeps to the roads instead of following the hounds across country.
  5. An open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat.
  6. A person who lives along the road.
  7. a sea-going vessel riding at anchor in a road or bay.
  8. A clumsy vessel that works its way from one anchorage to another by means of the tides.

Forms

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Relateds

drophead · cabriolet · nellie(Irish) · roader · landaulet · cabrio · High Nelly(Irish) · landau · roadie · convertible

Synonyms

sit-up-and-beg · high nelly

Translations (17)

fi maantiepyörä (bicycle or tricycle adapted for common roads) · pl woźnica (one who drives much; a coach driver) · pl wierzchowiec (horse for riding or driving on the road) · fi kulkuri (person who lives along the road) · fi matkahevonen (horse for riding or driving on the road) · pl klamot (nautical: clumsy vessel) · ru родстер (type of open automobile) · fi roadster (type of open automobile) · fi ajuri (one who drives much; a coach driver) · fi kaksipaikkainen avoauto (type of open automobile) · pl rower miejski (bicycle or tricycle adapted for common roads) · pl roadster (sea-going vessel riding at anchor) · nl omafiets (bicycle or tricycle adapted for common roads) · it roadster (type of open automobile) · pl myśliwy trzymający się dróg (hunter who keeps to the roads) · pl osoba mieszkająca przy drodze (person who lives along the road) · pl roadster (type of open automobile)