dragster

noun

drag·​ster ˈdrag-stər 

1

: a vehicle built or modified for use in a drag race

2

: one who participates in a drag race

Examples of dragster in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Following the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip this weekend – or whenever weather permits – Brittany plans to get up out of the seat of her Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster for the last time in … well, who knows? —Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 15 Nov. 2025

The cars, shown Nov. 8 and 9, appeared in classes such as classics, customs, dragsters, race cars, rat rods, street rods, trucks, uniques and even hearses. —Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025

On Thursday, Elite Motorsports announced that, once funding is secured, the three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion will slide into the seat of its Top Fuel dragster for the 2026 Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series season. —Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025

Top Fuel dragster is going to have her name on it, not mine. —Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

dragster

noun

drag·​ster ˈdrag-stər 

: a vehicle (as an automobile) made for drag racing