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coaster
English
Etymology
From coast +? -er. Compare Middle English coster (“ornamental wall or bed hanging”), Anglo-Latin costera (“side, coast, curtain”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /k??.st?(?)/
- Rhymes: -??st?(r)
Noun
coaster (plural coasters)
- Agent noun of coast: one who coasts.
- Something that coasts, such as a sled or toboggan.
- (nautical) A merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters.
- (nautical) A sailor who travels only in coastal waters.
- 1881, Symon's monthly meteorological magazine (page 59)
- If you question a seaman on the subject, whether mere coaster or circumnavigator, he will tell you that in a snow-storm, because of its constant eddyings and gyrations, frequent trimming of sails is more necessary than in any other gale […]
- 1881, Symon's monthly meteorological magazine (page 59)
- A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area.
- A small piece of material used to protect the surface of a table, upon which one places cups or mugs.
- A small tray on wheels, used to pass something around a table.
- (computing, slang) A worthless compact disc or DVD, such as one that was burned incorrectly.
- (informal) A rollercoaster.
- (Lake Superior) A coaster trout (brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis)
- (slang, dated) A prostitute, especially a white woman, plying her trade in Chinese port towns.
Synonyms
- (small piece of material for protecting the surface of a table, upon which one places the cup): beer mat, beermat
Coordinate terms
- (small piece of material for protecting the surface of a table, upon which one places the cup): saucer
Translations
See also
- roller coaster
- trivet
Anagrams
- coaters, recoats
Spanish
Noun
coaster m (plural coasters)
- a kind of minibus
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coater
English
Etymology
coat +? -er
Noun
coater (plural coaters)
- A machine that coats material with a fluid.
- The curtain coater broke down and the factory had to close temporarily.
Anagrams
- eco-art, recoat, torace
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