dragster

[drag-ster]

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noun

an automobile designed and built specifically for drag racing, especially on a ¼-mi. (402-meter) or ⅛-mi. (201-meter) drag strip.

a person who races such an automobile.

Origin of dragster

First recorded in 1945–50; drag + -ster

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Contemporary Examples of dragster

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British Dictionary definitions for dragster

dragster

noun

a car specially built or modified for drag racing

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Word Origin and History for dragster

1954, from drag (n.) in the racing sense + -ster, perhaps abstracted from roadster.