Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roadster

/ˈɹoʊdstəɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
road-ster
IPA
/ˈɹoʊdstəɹ/
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A horse for riding or driving on the road.

Archaic

noun

A bicycle, or tricycle, adapted for common roads, rather than for the racing track, usually of classic style and steel-framed construction.

noun

One who drives much; a coach driver.

British usage; Dated

noun

A hunter who keeps to the roads instead of following the hounds across country.

British usage; Dated; Slang

noun

An open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat.

noun

A person who lives along the road.

noun

a sea-going vessel riding at anchor in a road or bay.

noun

A clumsy vessel that works its way from one anchorage to another by means of the tides.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Derived from road + -ster.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹoʊdstəɹ/
  • British English: /ˈɹəʊdstə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

roadsters (plural)

Phrases

High Nelly(Irish)

Frequently Paired Words

roadie roader cabriolet cabrio convertible drophead High Nelly(Irish) landau

Synonyms

high nelly sit-up-and-beg buggy runabout two-seater

Questions

How do you pronounce roadster?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹoʊdstəɹ/.
What does roadster mean?
A horse for riding or driving on the road.
Where does roadster come from?
Derived from road + -ster.

How to pronounce roadster

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈɹoʊdstəɹ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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