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

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How to use speedster in a sentence

Two Baltimore Ravens teammates also make the list as slightly overrated speedsters.
Madden’s Player Speed Scores Are Surprisingly Good. But Whose Ratings Did The Game Get Wrong?|Josh Hermsmeyer|November 8, 2021|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.
The Best Road and Trail Running Shoes of 2022|jversteegh|October 26, 2021|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.
Are Faster NFL Prospects Better?|Josh Hermsmeyer|March 8, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Tommy, who goes by Speed, shares his speedster powers with his uncle, Pietro.
All of Your WandaVision Questions, Answered|Eliana Dockterman|March 5, 2021|Time

Yet when our speedster pauses for just a moment, the luster of The Flash fades.
‘The Flash’ Review: Teen Angst Gets a Comic Book Quickie|Sujay Kumar|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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
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.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930|Various

British Dictionary definitions for speedster

speedster

/ (ˈspiːdstə) /

noun

a fast car, esp a sports model

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