sportster en · NOUN
Etymology
sport + -ster
Meanings
- (informal) A sporty automobile or motorcycle.
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(archaic) One who engages in sport.
Pitiable sportster, / To choose thy prey so humbly, to seduce / A beggar wench who hath not the high pride / Descendant still from kingly ancestors, / To keep her royal place.
1892, Arthur Dillon, Gods and Men, page 214:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sportsters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |