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roadster

American  
[rohd-ster] / ˈroʊd stər /

noun

  1. an early automobile having an open body, a single seat for two or three persons, and a large trunk or a rumble seat.

  2. a horse for riding or driving on the road.


roadster British  
/ ˈrəʊdstə /

noun

  1. an open car, esp one seating only two

  2. a kind of bicycle

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of roadster

First recorded in 1735–45; road + -ster


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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

"I think people should be able to come back to the simple, elegant roadster".

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

Some buyers are still waiting for Tesla’s second roadster, which was announced in 2017.

From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026

It will continue to produce other on-road vehicles, including the three-wheeled roadster called the Slingshot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025

Woolf called his bluff and volunteered his gleaming new Cord roadster for the job.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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