coaster Meaning & Definition
What Does Coaster Mean?
Coaster is used as a noun meaning A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area. It is also used to mean 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.
Word Facts for Coaster
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //ˈkəʊ̯s.tə// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Synonyms | beer mat and beermat |
| Plural | coasters |
Coaster Definition (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.
- 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.
- Ellipsis of coaster trout (“the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in Lake Superior and Maine”).
- A cow from the coastal part of Texas.
- A prostitute, especially one of European descent, plying her trade in Chinese port towns.
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.
- 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.
- Something that coasts or is used to coast.
A small stand or tray, sometimes with wheels, used to pass something such as a decanter or wine bottle around a tabletop.
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.
coaster bus
- A small stand or tray, sometimes with wheels, used to pass something such as a decanter or wine bottle around a tabletop.
- 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.
- A useless compact disc or DVD, such as one that was burned incorrectly or has become corrupted.
- Ellipsis of rollercoaster.
- A sled or toboggan.
- A minibus; small bus
coaster bus
Noun
- Agent noun of coast: one who coasts.
- Something that coasts, such as a sled or toboggan.
- A merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters.
- A sailor who travels only in coastal waters.
- A small piece of material used to protect the surface of a table, upon which one places cups or mugs.
- A small tray on wheels, used to pass something around a table.
- A worthless compact disc or DVD, such as one that was burned incorrectly.
- A rollercoaster.
- (Lake Superior) A coaster trout (brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis)
- A prostitute, especially a white woman, plying her trade in Chinese port towns.
Synonyms of Coaster
Coaster synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Coaster
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Coaster in a Sentence
coaster bus
Word Forms & Grammar
coaster (plural coasters)
Words That Rhyme With Coaster
Origin of Coaster
Origin 1: From coast (“edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).[1] Coast is derived from Middle English coste (“rib; side of the body, flank; side of a building; face of a solid figure; coast, shore; bay, gulf; sea; concavity, hollow; boundary, limit; land; country; district, province, region; locality, place; division of the heavens; compass direction; direction; location with reference to direction, side”) [and other forms],[2] from Old French coste (“rib; side of an object; coast”) (modern French côte (“rib; coast; hill, slope”)), from Latin costa (“rib; side, wall”).[3]
Origin 2: From coast (“to glide along without adding energy; to make a minimal effort; to slide downhill (especially, to slide on a sled upon snow or ice)”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).[1] Coast is derived from Middle English costeien (“to travel along a border or coast; to go alongside (something), skirt; to accompany, follow; to travel across, traverse; to be adjacent to, to border;”) [and other forms],[4] from Anglo-Norman [Term?], Old French costoier (“to be at the side of”) [and other forms] (modern French côtoyer (“to pass alongside; (figuratively) to rub shoulders”)), from Latin costicāre, from costa (“rib; side, wall”); see further at etymology 1.[5]
Origin 3: etymology 2 sense 2.1 (“small stand or tray”) is from the fact that the object and the decanter or wine bottle on it “coast” or travel around a tabletop from person to person.[1]
Origin 4: etymology 2 sense 2.2.2 (“useless compact disc or DVD”) refers to the fact that the object is only useful as a drink coaster.
How to Pronounce Coaster
The standard pronunciation of coaster is //ˈkəʊ̯s.tə//, spoken in 1 syllable.
Common Questions About Coaster
What part of speech is coaster?
Coaster is a noun.
What is another word for coaster?
You can replace coaster with words such as beer mat and beermat. See the full list of coaster synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of coaster?
The plural of coaster is coasters.