off-roader

noun

A vehicle that is designed to drive off the road.

Similar
mountain bikeall-terrain bike

Meanings

nounoff-roader (plural off-roaders)

plural off-roaders · alternative offroader

  1. idiomaticA vehicle that is designed to drive off the road.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires; originally designed for riding in mountainous country

Similar
mountain bikeall-terrain bike

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishoff-
  2. Proto-Germanic*raidō
  3. Proto-West Germanic*raidu
  4. Old Englishrād
  5. Middle Englishrode
  6. Englishroad
  7. Englishoff-road
  8. Englishoff-roader

From off-road + -er.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 越野車 /越野车
  • 越野車 /越野车 (yuèyěchē)vehicle designed for driving offroad
Dutch terreinwagen, terreinauto
  • terreinwagenvehicle designed for driving offroad
  • terreinautovehicle designed for driving offroad
Esperanto ajnagrundaj aŭtomobiloj
  • ajnagrundaj aŭtomobilojvehicle designed for driving offroad
Finnish maastoajoneuvo
  • maastoajoneuvovehicle designed for driving offroad
French tout-terrain
  • tout-terrainvehicle designed for driving offroad
German Offroader, Geländewagen
  • Offroadervehicle designed for driving offroad
  • Geländewagenvehicle designed for driving offroad
Hungarian terepjáró
  • terepjáróvehicle designed for driving offroad
Italian fuoristrada
  • fuoristradavehicle designed for driving offroad
Polish samochód terenowy, terenówka
  • samochód terenowyvehicle designed for driving offroad
  • terenówkavehicle designed for driving offroad
Russian внедоро́жник
  • внедоро́жник (vnedoróžnik)vehicle designed for driving offroad
Spanish vehículo todoterreno
  • vehículo todoterrenovehicle designed for driving offroad
Turkish arazi aracı
  • arazi aracıvehicle designed for driving offroad
Cite this entry
APA

off-roader. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-roader

MLA

“off-roader.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-roader. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “off-roader,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-roader.

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