roadster

noun

road·​ster ˈrōd-stər 

plural roadsters

1

a

: an automobile with an open body that seats two and has a folding, retractable, or removable top and often a luggage compartment or rumble seat in the rear compare convertible entry 2

b

: a light carriage : buggy

2

a

: a horse suitable for riding or driving on roads

b

: a utility saddle horse of the hackney type

Examples of roadster in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

First-generation Vipers (1991 through 2002) grew marginally more civilized over a decade, but the original cars were essentially rag-top roadsters in the hair-shirt tradition of the Shelby Cobra. —Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025

Decades later, the affordable roadster is a sports car staple because of its driving dynamics and availability to average car buyers. —Charles Singh, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025

This is because their fate is dictated not by smart growth, but by a redline that codified an old route when Highway 101 gave way to the I-5 originally laid out for open-air roadsters a century ago. —Harry Bubbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025

This is what a quarter-million dollars of roadster looks and feels like. —Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 18 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1760, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Kids Definition

roadster

noun

road·​ster ˈrōd-stər 

: an automobile with an open body and a folding fabric top that seats two