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dragster

[drag-ster] Origin

drag·ster

[drag-ster]
noun
1.
an automobile designed and built specifically for drag racing, especially on a 1/4-mi. (402-meter) or 1/8-mi. (201-meter) drag strip.
2.
a person who races such an automobile.

Origin:
1945–50; drag + -ster
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dragster (ˈdræɡstə)
 
n
a car specially built or modified for drag racing

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Word Origin & History

dragster
1954, from drag (q.v.).
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