speedster

[speed-ster]

speed·ster

[speed-ster]
noun
a person who travels at high speed.

Origin:
1915–20; speed + -ster
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Speedster is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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speedster (ˈspiːdstə)
 
n
a fast car, esp a sports model

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speeder definition


  1. n.
    a speeding ticket. : The cop that gave Mary a speeder Wednesday gave her another one Friday.
  2. n.
    an amphetamine or methamphetamine tablet, capsule, or ampoule. (Drugs. See also speed.) : Somebody dropped some speeders on the floor of the car, and my father spazzed out.
  3. n.
    and speedster. a user of amphetamines or methamphetamine; a person who is hyperactive from amphetamine use. (Drugs.) : That kid is really hyped up—must be a speeder. , The speedsters can seem crazy when they're on a run.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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