speed|ster

speed|ster
speed|ster «SPEED stuhr», noun.
1. a person who drives, flies, or otherwise goes at high or reckless speed; speeder: »

The speedsters, who pass each other on the autobahns at seventy-five and eighty miles an hour, were responsible…for a tragic 21.7 percent increase in accidents (New York Times).

2. a speedboat, racing car, or the like.
3. a very fast runner: »

He watched speedsters…place one-two in the 100-meter dash (Newsweek).


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