"roider" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: roiders [plural]
Etymology: From roid (“anabolic steroids”) + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|roid|-er|t1=anabolic steroids}} roid (“anabolic steroids”) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} roider (plural roiders)
  1. (slang, derogatory) Someone who uses steroids for muscle growth. Tags: derogatory, slang Related terms: roid rage
    Sense id: en-roider-en-noun-Lzwu23Oj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: roiders [plural]
Etymology: From roid (“asteroid”) + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|roid|-er|t1=asteroid}} roid (“asteroid”) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} roider (plural roiders)
  1. (science fiction) A person who mines asteroids for a living.
    Sense id: en-roider-en-noun-umSdrcEP Categories (other): Science fiction, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 61 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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