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Meaning of ROADSTER

Pronunciation:  'rowdstur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
  2. [n]  an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
 
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 Synonyms: buggy, runabout, two-seater
 
 See Also: auto, automobile, car, carriage, equipage, machine, motorcar, rig, rumble seat

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Road"ster\, n.
1. (Naut.) 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.]
 

 

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