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COASTER

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coast⋅er

[koh-ster]
–noun
1. a person or thing that coasts.
2. a small dish, tray, or mat, esp. for placing under a glass to protect a table from moisture.
3. a ship engaged in coastwise trade.
4. a sled for coasting.
5. a tray for holding a decanter to be passed around a dining table.
6. roller coaster.

Origin:
1565–75; coast + -er 1
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coast·er   (kō'stər)   
n.  
  1. One that coasts, as:

    1. One who acts in an aimless manner.

    2. A sled or toboggan.

    3. One who rides a sled or toboggan.

    4. A small mat or plate placed under a vessel to protect a tabletop or other surface beneath.

    5. A small tray, often on wheels, for passing something, such as a wine decanter, around a table.

  2. Nautical A vessel engaged in coastal trade: "dirty British coaster with a salt-caked smokestack" (John Masefield).

  3. A roller coaster.

    1. A small mat or plate placed under a vessel to protect a tabletop or other surface beneath.

    2. A small tray, often on wheels, for passing something, such as a wine decanter, around a table.

  4. A resident of a coastal region.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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coaster

  1. n.
    someone who lives near the ocean on the coast. (California.) : Tiffany is a coaster now, but she was born, like, somewhere else.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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