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rodder

rodder

2 8.2
A person who builds or drives custom cars called hot rods
  • noun
  • /ˈrɒdər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : entusiasta de los hot rods
  • "In this industry, you're dealing with hot rodders," said Bill Matthews, CAR's director of operations.
  • a hot rodder

And there's a lot of hot rodders, a lot of old timers, you know, a lot of builders, just a lot going on.

Examples

  • As a passionate rodder, she spent weekends attending automotive festivals with her friends.

  • And there's a lot of hot rodders, a lot of old timers, you know, a lot of builders, just a lot going on.

  • How are you gonna get the band back together, Mr. Hot Rodder?

  • In the second, a motorcycle cop has pulled over the hot rodder.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Still, this does not begin to explain why some American youths become hot rodders and others low riders.

    Academic text (1990)
  • No reckless drivers, no cowboys, no hot rodders.

  • Many hot rodders gathered at the car show to show off their custom vehicles.

  • The famous rodder shared tips on how to modify classic cars during the workshop.

Synonyms

gearhead
vsrodder
  • Jargon
5 7.7

A person who loves machines like cars or gadgets and enjoys fixing them

focuses on building and driving customized cars rather than broad mechanical interest
mustanger
vsrodder
  • Jargon
8.8

A person who owns or restores Ford Mustang cars

is about customizing and driving various old cars, not one specific model

How Enthusiastic

enthusiast
81 3.4
rodder
  • Jargon
2 8.2
fan
1.0

Surface Forms

rodder singular
rodders plural

Morphology

rodder = rod (opaque) = rod + er

Although the form looks like 'rod' + '-er', the hot-rod/cars sense is specialized slang and is not readily predictable from the base word alone.

Etymology

Rodder here comes from the short word rod (as in 'hot rod', a fast car) plus -er ('person who does or loves something'). So a rodder is someone who builds, drives, or is enthusiastic about hot rods.