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English Dictionary: roadster by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
roadster
n
  1. an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
    Synonym(s): roadster, runabout, two-seater
  2. a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
    Synonym(s): buggy, roadster
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Roadster \Road"ster\, n.
      1. (Naut.) A clumsy vessel that works its way from one
            anchorage to another by means of the tides. --Ham. Nav.
            Encyc.
  
      2. A horse that is accustomed to traveling on the high road,
            or is suitable for use on ordinary roads.
  
                     A sound, swift, well-fed hunter and roadster.
                                                                              --Thackeray.
  
      3. A bicycle or tricycle adapted for common roads rather than
            for the racing track.
  
      4. One who drives much; a coach driver. [Eng.]
  
      5. A hunter who keeps to the roads instead of following the
            hounds across country. [Eng. Slang.]
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