lowrider

English
A lowrider

Etymology

low +‎ rider

Noun

lowrider (plural lowriders)

  1. A vehicle, usually a passenger car, with its suspension system modified so that it rides as low to level ground as possible without dragging.
    • 2007 November 18, Phil Patton, “Inches Above the Road and in The Mans Face”, in New York Times‎:
      The first lowriders were rounded models from the 1930s and 40s.
  2. (slang) The driver or a frequent passenger of such a vehicle.

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