# roadster

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹəʊdstə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #35,492

## Definitions
1. A horse for riding or driving on the road.
2. A bicycle, or tricycle, adapted for common roads, rather than for the racing track, usually of classic style and steel-framed construction.
3. One who drives much; a coach driver.
4. A hunter who keeps to the roads instead of following the hounds across country.
5. An open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat.
6. A person who lives along the road.
7. a sea-going vessel riding at anchor in a road or bay.
8. A clumsy vessel that works its way from one anchorage to another by means of the tides.

## Etymology
Derived from road + -ster.

## Easily confused with
- **roster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roadster-vs-roster)
- **roasted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roadster-vs-roasted)
- **rooster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roadster-vs-rooster)
- **raster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raster-vs-roadster)

## Common misspellings (12)
`oradster`, `raodster`, `roaddster`, `roadsetr`, `roadsster`, `roadsterr`, `roadstre`, `roadstter`, `roadtser`, `roasdter`, `rodaster`, `rroadster`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/roadster