"dragster" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-dragster.ogg Forms: dragsters [plural]
Etymology: Derived from drag + -ster. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|drag|ster}} drag + -ster Head templates: {{en-noun}} dragster (plural dragsters)
  1. A heavily modified or custom-built vehicle used in drag racing. Translations (vehicle): dragsteri (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-dragster-en-noun-H~0oOIKA Disambiguation of 'vehicle': 100 0 0
  2. One who takes part in drag racing. Categories (topical): Motor racing, People Synonyms: dragger
    Sense id: en-dragster-en-noun-Youx8cdq Disambiguation of Motor racing: 39 60 2 Disambiguation of People: 37 63 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ster, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 72 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ster: 31 65 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 55 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 70 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 73 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 35 62 3
  3. (slang) A drag queen. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-dragster-en-noun-9rp3EpzP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: funny car

Inflected forms

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