ROADSTER

buggy, roadster

(noun) a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse

roadster, runabout, two-seater

(noun) an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

roadster (plural roadsters)

a sea-going vessel riding at anchor in a road or bay.

(nautical) A clumsy vessel that works its way from one anchorage to another by means of the tides.

(archaic) A horse for riding or driving on the road.

A bicycle, or tricycle, adapted for common roads, rather than for the racing track, usually of classic style and steel-framed construction.

(UK, dated) One who drives much; a coach driver.

(UK, dated, slang) A hunter who keeps to the roads instead of following the hounds across country.

An open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat.

A person who lives along the road.

Anagrams

• Rodartes

Source: Wiktionary


Road"ster, n.

1. (Naut.)

Definition: A clumsy vessel that works its way from one anchorage to another by means of the tides. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

2. A horse that is accustomed to traveling on the high road, or is suitable for use on ordinary roads. A sound, swift, well-fed hunter and roadster. Thackeray.

3. A bicycle or tricycle adapted for common roads rather than for the racing track.

4. One who drives much; a coach driver. [Eng.]

5. A hunter who keeps to the roads instead of following the hounds across country. [Eng. Slang.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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