speedster

[ speed-ster ]

/ ˈspid stər /

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noun

a person who travels at high speed.

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Origin of speedster

First recorded in 1915–20; speed + -ster

Words nearby speedster

speed-read, speedrun, speed shop, speed skate, speed skating, speedster, speed trap, speed-up, speedwalk, speed walking, speedway

How to use speedster in a sentence

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Tommy, who goes by Speed, shares his speedster powers with his uncle, Pietro.
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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.
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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.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931|Various
A little red speedster, it made a splash of crimson against the green lawns beyond.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931|Various
They made a cluster of flashing color whose center point was a tiny airship, a speedster, a gay little craft.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931|Various
They were crashing upon it; the red speedster swelled instantly before their eyes.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931|Various
Dirk entered the door of a small twenty passenger speedster, and the others filed in after him.
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British Dictionary definitions for speedster

speedster

/ (ˈspiːdstə) /

noun

a fast car, esp a sports model

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