dragster

noun

drag·​ster ˈdrag-stər 

1

: a vehicle built or modified for use in a drag race

2

: one who participates in a drag race

Examples of dragster in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That impact and his trajectory launched his dragster up into the air, erupting in a fireball, breaking into pieces and getting badly tangled in the catch fencing. — Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026

One of my real good buddies in ‘69, John Mulligan, was running a front-engine dragster. — Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 10 Mar. 2026

Tony Stewart pilots dragsters and returned from a decades-long absence Friday at Daytona International Speedway to race trucks. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026

Top Fuel dragster is going to have her name on it, not mine. — Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

dragster

noun

drag·​ster ˈdrag-stər 

: a vehicle (as an automobile) made for drag racing