speedster

[ speed-ster ]

/ ˈspid stər /

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noun

a person who travels at high speed.

RELATED WORDS

racer

Nearby words

speeding, speedingly, speedo, speedometer, speedrun, speedster, speedwalk, speedway, speedwell, speedwriting, speedy

Origin of speedster

First recorded in 1915–20; speed + -ster

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Examples from the Web for speedster

Yet when our speedster pauses for just a moment, the luster of The Flash fades.
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A speedster on the ski slopes, the racetrack and the highway, he could be slow and indecisive as a translator and elsewhere.
Remembering Dmitri Nabokov, the Novelist’s Son and Literary Executor|Brian Boyd|May 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
As Arcot stepped from his speedster, he called immediately to his father, telling of their find, the light-matter plate.
The Black Star Passes|John W Campbell
I thanked him and he said it was nothing and sped down to his speedster and I went in to my Christian room.
Jane Journeys On|Ruth Comfort Mitchell

The picture of the speedster's control room flashed upon the speaker.
Triplanetary|Edward Elmer Smith
He remembered that De Luxe Dora was waiting outside for him in her speedster.
The Master Mystery|Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey
Eva's speedster had not been moved or tampered with and he placed Eva gently in the seat, climbed in, and started the motor.
The Master Mystery|Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey

British Dictionary definitions for speedster

speedster

/ (ˈspiːdstə) /

noun

a fast car, esp a sports model

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