roider

English

Etymology

From roid (“anabolic steroids”) +‎ -er.
From roid (“asteroid”) +‎ -er.

Noun

roider (plural roiders)

1. (slang, derogatory) Someone who uses steroids for muscle growth.
   • 2015 November 26, Steve Howell, “How many rugby players use steroids? It’s more like how many don’t”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     My then teenage son would come home from gyms around Newport with tales of 'roiders – both rugby players and boys "getting ripped" to look good.

2. (science fiction) A person who mines asteroids for a living.