coaster

noun17

1. •
   A small, flat or tray-like object on which a bottle, cup, glass, mug, etc., is placed to protect a table surface from drink spills, heat, or water condensation.
2. •
   (old-fashioned) A small stand or tray, sometimes with wheels, used to pass something such as a decanter or wine bottle around a tabletop.
3. •
   Something that coasts or is used to coast.
4. •
   (US) A sled or toboggan.
5. •
   (US, informal) Ellipsis of rollercoaster.
6. •
   One who succeeds while making only a minimal effort.

   • In Prashar's opinion, there are two types of manager: "coasters, who coast along in a job, and sprinters, who have a challenge, deal with it and then move on." — 2019
7. •
   (Australia, slang) An itinerant person who shirks work but still seeks food and lodging; a loafer, a sundowner.
8. •
   A merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters, especially one that travels between ports of the same country.
9. •
   A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area.
10. •
    Agent noun of coast: one who coasts.
11. •
    (US) A person who uses a sled or toboggan to slide down a slope covered with ice or snow; a sledder, a tobogganist.
12. •
    (slang) A useless compact disc or DVD, such as one that was burned incorrectly or has become corrupted.
13. •
    A sailor (especially the master or pilot of a vessel) who travels only in coastal waters.

    • Thus, with short Plummets Heav'ns deep will we sound, / That vast Abyss where humane Wit is drown'd! / In our small Skiff we must not launce too far; / We here but Coasters, not Discov'rers are. — 1669
14. •
    (Philippines) A minibus; small bus (especially Toyota Coaster or in general resembling such regardless of brand name)

    • coaster (kóws‧ter) png [Ing] 1: maliit na bus 2: maliit na pansapin tulad ng kortso, papel, o mababaw na tray.[…] — 2010
15. •
    (US, Canada) Ellipsis of coaster trout (“the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in Lake Superior and Maine”).
16. •
    (US) A cow from the coastal part of Texas.

    • The ranch's rangy coasters, the only saleable cattle they then held, could not compete with cattle from a growing number of Midwest farmer-feeders or with competitors stocking the northern ranges. — 2020
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    (slang, old-fashioned) A prostitute, especially one of European descent, plying her trade in Chinese port towns.

    • Don't tell me you've never heard of Shanghai Lily! Everybody in China knows her. She is a notorious coaster. — 1932