One who takes part in drag racing.
One who takes part in drag racing.
A heavily modified or custom-built vehicle used in drag racing.
"dragster" means: A heavily modified or custom-built vehicle used in drag racing.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
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One who takes part in drag racing.
Dragger can mean several things depending on context. In maritime settings it's a fishing trawler — a boat that drags nets along the ocean floor to catch fish. In automotive culture, a dragger is someone who competes in drag racing, putting their foot down in a straight-line speed contest. More generally, a dragger can be anything or anyone that slows things down or weighs on a situation. The context usually makes it clear which dragger you're dealing with.
Something that drags.
"dragster" means: A heavily modified or custom-built vehicle used in drag racing.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
(slang) A drag queen.