Definition of COASTER

coaster

Meanings

Plural: coasters

Noun

  • a resident of a coastal area
  • someone who coasts
  • a covering (plate or mat) that protects the surface of a table (i.e., from the condensation on a cold glass or bottle)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Agent noun of coast: one who coasts.
  • An itinerant person who shirks work but still seeks food and lodging; a loafer, a sundowner.
  • Agent noun of coast: one who coasts.
  • A person who uses a sled or toboggan to slide down a slope covered with ice or snow; a sledder, a tobogganist.
  • Agent noun of coast: one who coasts.
  • 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.
  • Something that coasts or is used to coast.
  • 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.
  • Something that coasts or is used to coast.
  • A useless compact disc or DVD, such as one that was burned incorrectly or has become corrupted.
  • Something that coasts or is used to coast.
  • Ellipsis of rollercoaster.
  • Something that coasts or is used to coast.
  • A sled or toboggan.

Origin / Etymology

From coast (“edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns). 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], from Old French coste (“rib; side of an object; coast”) (modern French côte (“rib; coast; hill, slope”)), from Latin costa (“rib; side, wall”), from Proto-Indo-European *kost-.

Synonyms

beer mat, beermat, coasting vessel

Scrabble Score: 9

coaster is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
coaster is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
coaster is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

coaster is a valid Words With Friends word