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

This quiet speedster builds a 3-D map of your home in minutes—identifying rooms, analyzing floor surfaces to decide whether to mop or vacuum, dodging obstacles and learning exactly where your dog likes to abandon that one disgusting toy.

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All Black speedster Will Jordan's score 15 minutes from time and a Ben Earl yellow card prompted some late home nerves as their lead was cut to six points.

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He challenged speedster Hyeseong Kim to a race around the bases, and gave himself a generous head start, but as Kim was passing him up around second base, Roberts tripped and fell flat on his face.

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Roberts brought some levity to the start of the workout, too, challenging speedster Hyeseong Kim to a race around the bases — only to stumble face-first on the turn around second while trying to preserve his comically large head start.

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Yet he also cuts with the quick twitch movement of a small speedster—an uncommon combination that is now turning him into a nightmare to defend.

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Related Words

• stock car