EGAVE

coaster

About 0.67 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area.
  2. noun 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.
  3. noun A sailor (especially the master or pilot of a vessel) who travels only in coastal waters.
  4. noun A merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters, especially one that travels between ports of the same country.
  5. noun Ellipsis of coaster trout (“the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in Lake Superior and Maine”).
  6. noun A cow from the coastal part of Texas.
  7. noun A prostitute, especially one of European descent, plying her trade in Chinese port towns.
  8. noun Agent noun of coast: one who coasts. 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.

Similar words

mountain drift drifting roller adrift mat ride sled train rouble

Often followed by

ride of and in that at is with was

Word family

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