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** English
*** Etymology
From [en].
*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. One who speed s: one who exceeds the maximum legal speed limit .
2. [en] A machine for drawing and twisting slivers to form rovings, in spinning .
3. [en] A motorized railroad track crew cart.
4. [en] A fast worker selected by a company to exemplify the rate of work generally expected; a pacesetter .
5. * {{ quote-text | en | year=2001 | author=Laura Hapke | title=Labor's Text: The Worker in American Fiction | page=63
|passage=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.}}
**** Related terms
{{col|en |speeding |speed loader }}
**** Translations
[one who speeds]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Icelandic: [is]
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*** References
- [R:Webster 1913]
*** Further reading
- [pedia]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en] [en]
** Danish
*** Noun
[en]
1. An accelerator pedal .
**** Declension
[en]
*** Further reading
- [R:DDO]
[da]
** Scots
*** Noun
[sco-noun]
1. [sco] a spider