Roider

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who uses steroids for muscle growth. derogatory, slang

    "My then teenage son would come home from gyms around Newport with tales of 'roiders – both rugby players and boys "getting ripped" to look good."

  2. 2
    A person who mines asteroids for a living.

Example

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"My then teenage son would come home from gyms around Newport with tales of 'roiders – both rugby players and boys "getting ripped" to look good."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From roid (“anabolic steroids”) + -er.

Etymology 2

From roid (“asteroid”) + -er.

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