Definition of "roader" [roader]

• Nautical, same as roadster, 5. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "This feature, while it makes so much sense on paper and seems like it should be almost a given for any off-roader, is rarely found these days because of its cost and complexity and weight (three things car-makers try to avoid at all costs ... to save costs)."
• "But when you look at what we've had for Republicans for the last few years, Schweitzer,. a middle of the roader, is liberal."
• "During the Cultural Revolution in 1967, he was sidelined and humiliated by Maoist radicals who denounced him as a “capitalist roader.”"