Roadster - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Roadster :  (noun)
1: an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat [syn: runabout, two-seater]
2: a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse [syn: buggy]

Based on WordNet 2.0

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.]

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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