speeder
Americannoun
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a person or thing that speeds.
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a driver who exceeds the legal speed limit.
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a small self-propelled railroad car powered by a gasoline engine and used by section hands.
Etymology
Origin of speeder
Example Sentences
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I want to say that I'm not a speeder.
From Salon
“Speeding endangers not only the life of the speeder, but all of the people on the road around them, including law enforcement officers.”
From Washington Post
Under the government’s approach, he asked, “Could speeders be stripped of their right to keep and bear arms? Political nonconformists? People who do not recycle or drive an electric vehicle?”
From Washington Post
The city lowered the speed limit through Interbay south of the Ballard Bridge from 40 to 30 mph to improve safety, but completely eliminated the traffic cops who previously ticketed speeders on a regular basis.
From Seattle Times
Before TV helicopters, before O.J., before TV, even before radio, L.A. speeders have spent about 120 years racing along Los Angeles’ enticing roadways, and the cops have spent as many years chasing them.
From Los Angeles Times
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