sportster

English

Etymology

sport +‎ -ster

Noun

sportster (plural sportsters)

1. (informal) A sporty automobile or motorcycle.
2. (archaic) One who engages in sport.
   • 1892, Arthur Dillon, Gods and Men, page 214:

     Pitiable sportster, / To choose thy prey so humbly, to seduce / A beggar wench who hath not the high pride / Descendant still from kingly ancestors, / To keep her royal place.

Usage notes

• The term has also been used as a trademark for various motorcycles and aircraft.