roadster
Americannoun
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an early automobile having an open body, a single seat for two or three persons, and a large trunk or a rumble seat.
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a horse for riding or driving on the road.
noun
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an open car, esp one seating only two
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a kind of bicycle
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Apparently, his tablemate William Benedict, a software engineer from West Hollywood who drove the R8, was skeptical about all the love for the Mazda roadster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
When the Japanese company decided to build a British-style roadster, it lovingly plagiarized the ’60s-era Lotus Elan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
"I think people should be able to come back to the simple, elegant roadster".
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Possibilities include a new model Y, a roadster, or something wild.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2025
He had a sickening mental picture of a barn full of ponies, a roadster for Anne, motorcycles, a swimming pool, and, ultimately, the poor house or a debtors’ prison, if they still had such things.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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