speedster

[ speed-ster ]

noun

1. a person who travels at high speed.

speedster

/ ˈspiːdstə /

noun

1. a fast car, esp a sports model

Word History and Origins

Origin of speedster¹

First recorded in 1915–20; speed + -ster

Example Sentences

Two Baltimore Ravens teammates also make the list as slightly overrated speedsters.

From FiveThirtyEight

Our picks for fall’s best road and trail shoes run the gamut from lead-pack speedsters that’ll make you want to head out and rip in all conditions to off-road warriors that won’t take no for an answer.

From Outside Online

Davis brought on such game-breaking speedsters as would-be Olympic sprinter Willie Gault and all-world athlete Bo Jackson, a pixelated version of whom famously broke the game Tecmo Super Bowl.

From FiveThirtyEight

Tommy, who goes by Speed, shares his speedster powers with his uncle, Pietro.

From Time

Yet when our speedster pauses for just a moment, the luster of The Flash fades.

From The Daily Beast

A speedster on the ski slopes, the racetrack and the highway, he could be slow and indecisive as a translator and elsewhere.

From The Daily Beast

He had to repress a smile as he followed where the other led him to a gray speedster in a distant corner of the open concourse.

From Project Gutenberg

A little red speedster, it made a splash of crimson against the green lawns beyond.

From Project Gutenberg

They made a cluster of flashing color whose center point was a tiny airship, a speedster, a gay little craft.

From Project Gutenberg

They were crashing upon it; the red speedster swelled instantly before their eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

Dirk entered the door of a small twenty passenger speedster, and the others filed in after him.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• stock car