roadster

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roadster

  • /ˈɹəʊdstə/ UK
  • /ˈɹoʊdstəɹ/ US

Rhymes with -əʊdstə(ɹ)

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Derived from road + -ster.

noun roadsters

  1. archaic A horse for riding or driving on the road. a sound, swift, well-bred hunter and roadster
  2. A bicycle, or tricycle, adapted for common roads, rather than for the racing track, usually of classic style and steel-framed construction.

    Similar: high nelly, sit-up-and-beg

  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.

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noun type of open automobile

Italianoroadster
Русскийродстер rodster

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"roadster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/roadster. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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roadster. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/roadster

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"roadster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/roadster.

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@misc{roadster_2026,
  title = {roadster},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roadster},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}