roddern.
/ˈrɒdə/, U.S. /ˈrɑdər/ colloquial (originally U.S.).
A person who drives, builds, or is an enthusiast for hot rods. Cf. hot rodder n. at hot rod n. Derivatives, rod n.1 15, rod v. 6.
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1948 Cosmopolitan June 164/2 Two rodders used to amuse themselves by racing up alongside a prowl car, squirting the occupants with a seltzer bottle and then roaring off.
1963 Pop. Sci. Dec. 200/2 Ed Eaton, one-time proprietor of a ‘speed shop’, one of the proliferating nuts-and-bolts emporiums catering to rodders.
1972 World of Wild Wheels (Custom Car) 58/1 When the British rodder glances through American Street Rod magazines he is faced with 99 per cent American cars.
1994 Guardian 3 Sept. (Weekend Suppl.) 58/2 Lessons have been learnt from drag racers, long a source of inspiration for rodders, and power from the omnipresent V8 engines is now more often than not harnessed by sticky tyres.
2005 D. Parks How to build Hot Rod vi. 149 (caption) This rodder installed a big block, complete with a polished tunnel ram intake, and dual quad carbs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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