"sadster" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-sadster.ogg [Australia] Forms: sadsters [plural]
Etymology: sad + -ster Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sad|ster}} sad + -ster Head templates: {{en-noun}} sadster (plural sadsters)
  1. (UK, slang) A socially inadequate or undesirable person; a saddo or loser. Tags: UK, slang Categories (topical): People

Inflected forms

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