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Vinony

speeder

noun

  1. badminton equipment
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English speed Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English speeder From speed + -er.

  1. One who speeds: one who exceeds the maximum legal speed limit.
  2. A machine for drawing and twisting slivers to form rovings, in spinning.
  3. A motorized railroad track crew cart.
  4. A fast worker selected by a company to exemplify the rate of work generally expected; a pacesetter.

    “As a series of WTUL, Socialist, and garment union speakers illuminate the oppression of her life, including her misperception that because she is a "speeder," or quick worker, she profits accordingly, she eagerly receives the new truths.”