Meanings
nounroadster (plural roadsters)
plural roadsters
- archaicA 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 - cyclingA bicycle, or tricycle, adapted for common roads, rather than for the racing track, usually of classic style and steel-framed construction.
Synonyms: high nelly, sit-up-and-beg
- UKdatedOne who drives much; a coach driver.
- UKdatedslangA hunter who keeps to the roads instead of following the hounds across country.
- automotiveAn open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat.
- A person who lives along the road.
- a sea-going vessel riding at anchor in a road or bay.
- nauticalA clumsy vessel that works its way from one anchorage to another by means of the tides.First known use 19th century
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA bicycle, or tricycle, adapted for common roads, rather than for the racing track, usually of classic style and steel-framed construction.
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nounan open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
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Translations
Dutch omafiets
- omafietsbicycle or tricycle adapted for common roads
Finnish matkahevonen, maantiepyörä
- matkahevonenhorse for riding or driving on the road
- maantiepyöräbicycle or tricycle adapted for common roads
- ajurione who drives much; a coach driver
- roadstertype of open automobile
- kaksipaikkainen avoautotype of open automobile
- kulkuriperson who lives along the road
Italian roadster
- roadstertype of open automobile
Polish wierzchowiec, rower miejski
- wierzchowiechorse for riding or driving on the road
- rower miejskibicycle or tricycle adapted for common roads
- woźnicaone who drives much; a coach driver
- myśliwy trzymający się dróghunter who keeps to the roads
- roadstertype of open automobile
- osoba mieszkająca przy drodzeperson who lives along the road
- roadstersea-going vessel riding at anchor
- klamotnautical: clumsy vessel
Russian родстер
- родстер (rodster)type of open automobile
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APA
roadster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roadster
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“roadster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roadster. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roadster,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roadster.
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