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Coaster (noun) means someone who lives in or comes from an area near the coast. Example: “As a lifelong coaster, he could never imagine living far from the sea.”

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1
Someone who lives in or comes from an area near the coast.
"As a lifelong coaster, he could never imagine living far from the sea."
"The inland visitors teased the coaster about her love of seafood and sea mist."
"Every coaster in the village knew the tides better than the weather forecast."
2
A sailor, especially a ship's captain or pilot, who only sails in waters close to the coast.
"The old coaster knew every rock and sandbank along the shore."
"A coaster rarely crosses open ocean, so he stayed within sight of land."
"They hired a local coaster to steer the boat safely into the small harbour."
3
A trading ship that stays close to the coast, often sailing between ports in the same country.
"The coaster carried coal from one port to another along the coast."
"A small coaster tied up at the quay to unload its cargo."
"Many a rusty coaster used to sail between the harbour towns every week."
"Overhead, the black flag with the white skull-and-crossbones symbolizing defiance of radio regulations fluttered limply atop the two-hundred-foot mast mounted on the converted coaster from which they operated." — John Brunner (1969)
4
Short for coaster trout, the brook trout found in Lake Superior and in Maine.
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Etymology

Formed from coast ("edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake") + -er (a suffix forming agent nouns). Coast itself derives 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").

Rhymes for coaster

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Frequently asked questions

What is the meaning of coaster?
"coaster" (noun) means someone who lives in or comes from an area near the coast.
What are the different meanings of coaster?
"coaster" has 3 main meanings: 1. Someone who lives in or comes from an area near the coast; 2. A sailor, especially a ship's captain or pilot, who only sails in waters close to the coast; 3. A trading ship that stays close to the coast, often sailing between ports in the same country.
How do you use coaster in a sentence?
Example: "As a lifelong coaster, he could never imagine living far from the sea."
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