Speeder Meaning
/spˈidər/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who speeds: one who exceeds the maximum legal speed limit.
nounA machine for drawing and twisting slivers to form rovings, in spinning.
Sentence Examples
The speeder was pulled over and fined.
The speeder was stopped and given a ticket.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The police officer pulled over the ____ who was driving over 100 miles per hour.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The police officer pulled over a ____ who was driving much faster than the legal highway limit.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English speed Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English speeder From speed + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"As a series of WTUL, Socialist, and garment union speakers illuminate the oppression of her life, including her misperception that because she is a "speeder," or quick worker, she profits accordingly, she eagerly receives the new truths."
— 2001, Laura Hapke, Labor's Text: The Worker in American Fiction, page 63:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The police officer pulled over the ____ who was driving over 100 miles per hour.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The police officer pulled over a ____ who was driving much faster than the legal highway limit.