speedstern.

Brit.

/ˈspiːdstə/, U.S.

/ˈspidstər/

Etymology: < speed n. + -ster suffix, after roadster.

1. A fast motor vehicle; a speed-boat.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > fast car

speedster1918

1918 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Addenda Speedster,..a high-speed roadster, usually with low seats, accommodating two persons seated side by side.

1928 Daily Express 3 Sept. 5/5 But I'm not telling everyone who comes up in a swell speedster [sc. a speed-boat].

1929 Motor Boat Man. (ed. 9) 281 Owing to the demand for high-powered engines a racing unit known as the Elto Speedster..was introduced.

1929 Motor Boat Man. (ed. 9) 283 The twin-cylinder Speedster model.

1977 ‘J. Gash’ Judas Pair vi. 72 He lived about fifteen miles off the trunk road... I patted my speedster and swung the handle.

a. A motorist who drives fast.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > driver of motor vehicle > fast or reckless

hell driver1699

scorcher1885

automaniac1902

speed merchant1913

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thruster1925

cowboy1928

speed hog1928

speeder1974

1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 Oct. 25/3 As a means of checking up on the speedster, a device has been invented.

1930 Aberdeen Press & Jrnl. 17 May 8/5 Lochiel criticised the making of trunk roads for the use of south speedsters.

1974 J. Cleary Peter's Pence vii. 197 McBride drove fast: in Rome slow drivers got more attention..than speedsters.

b. More generally, a person who moves or acts very quickly, a fast runner. Also applied to animals.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [noun] > one who or that which moves swiftly

goera1586

fast-goera1628

seven-league boots1707

flyer1795

careerer1844

racehorse1854

pacer1878

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wind-splitter1893

speedster1927

swiftie1945

fastie1983

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > going swiftly on foot > [noun] > running > a runner > a swift runner

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speedster1927

1927 Bulletin 13 June 22/2 Women Air ‘Speedsters’.

1947 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 9 Nov. b7/7 The 175-pound speedster from Bridgeton, N.J., never quit running until he was across the goalline.

1966 D. Varaday Gara-Yaka's Domain iv. 48 The four speedsters made a sudden concentrated rush at the meat-rich tycoon.

1977 Time 13 June 21/2 An American track-meet promoter, anxious to lure a top dash man to his indoor meet to increase the gate, called a speedster and promised him $800 plus expenses for joining the field.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	speedster
释义	speedstern. Brit. /ˈspiːdstə/, U.S. /ˈspidstər/ Etymology: < speed n. + -ster suffix, after roadster. 1. A fast motor vehicle; a speed-boat. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > fast car speedster1918 1918 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Addenda Speedster,..a high-speed roadster, usually with low seats, accommodating two persons seated side by side. 1928 Daily Express 3 Sept. 5/5 But I'm not telling everyone who comes up in a swell speedster [sc. a speed-boat]. 1929 Motor Boat Man. (ed. 9) 281 Owing to the demand for high-powered engines a racing unit known as the Elto Speedster..was introduced. 1929 Motor Boat Man. (ed. 9) 283 The twin-cylinder Speedster model. 1977 ‘J. Gash’ Judas Pair vi. 72 He lived about fifteen miles off the trunk road... I patted my speedster and swung the handle. 2. a. A motorist who drives fast. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > driver of motor vehicle > fast or reckless hell driver1699 scorcher1885 automaniac1902 speed merchant1913 speedster1921 thruster1925 cowboy1928 speed hog1928 speeder1974 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 Oct. 25/3 As a means of checking up on the speedster, a device has been invented. 1930 Aberdeen Press & Jrnl. 17 May 8/5 Lochiel criticised the making of trunk roads for the use of south speedsters. 1974 J. Cleary Peter's Pence vii. 197 McBride drove fast: in Rome slow drivers got more attention..than speedsters. b. More generally, a person who moves or acts very quickly, a fast runner. Also applied to animals. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [noun] > one who or that which moves swiftly goera1586 fast-goera1628 seven-league boots1707 flyer1795 careerer1844 racehorse1854 pacer1878 spinner1881 running mate1891 wind-splitter1893 speedster1927 swiftie1945 fastie1983 the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > going swiftly on foot > [noun] > running > a runner > a swift runner hare-footc1410 flight1579 swift-foot1825 scud1857 sharpshins1883 rabbit1925 speedster1927 1927 Bulletin 13 June 22/2 Women Air ‘Speedsters’. 1947 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 9 Nov. b7/7 The 175-pound speedster from Bridgeton, N.J., never quit running until he was across the goalline. 1966 D. Varaday Gara-Yaka's Domain iv. 48 The four speedsters made a sudden concentrated rush at the meat-rich tycoon. 1977 Time 13 June 21/2 An American track-meet promoter, anxious to lure a top dash man to his indoor meet to increase the gate, called a speedster and promised him $800 plus expenses for joining the field. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1918
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