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coaster
/ˈkoʊ̯s.tɚ/
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What does coaster mean?
noun
- A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area.
- A sailor (especially the master or pilot of a vessel) who travels only in coastal waters.
- A merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters, especially one that travels between ports of the same country.
More meanings (12)
noun
- Ellipsis of coaster trout (“the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in Lake Superior and Maine”).
- A cow from the coastal part of Texas.
- (slang) An itinerant person who shirks work but still seeks food and lodging; a loafer, a sundowner.
- A person who uses a sled or toboggan to slide down a slope covered with ice or snow; a sledder, a tobogganist.
- One who succeeds while making only a minimal effort.
- A small, flat or tray-like object on which a bottle, cup, glass, mug, etc., is placed to protect a table surface from drink spills, heat, or water condensation.
- (slang) A useless compact disc or DVD, such as one that was burned incorrectly or has become corrupted.
- (informal) Ellipsis of rollercoaster.
- A sled or toboggan.
- A minibus; small bus (especially Toyota Coaster or in general resembling such regardless of brand name)
- (dated, slang) A prostitute, especially one of European descent, plying her trade in Chinese port towns.
- (dated) A small stand or tray, sometimes with wheels, used to pass something such as a decanter or wine bottle around a tabletop.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkoʊ̯s.tɚ/
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His father was skipper of a small coaster, from Bristol, and dying, left him, when quite young, to the care of his mother, by whose exertions he received a common-school education, passing his winters at school and his summers in the coasting trade, until his seventeenth year, when he left home to go upon foreign voyages.