rodder

Vintage vehicle enthusiast

A rodder is someone who works with rods—typically a person who operates equipment to clear blocked drains or sewers using flexible metal rods.

In automotive slang, a rodder is an enthusiast who builds or drives hot rods: The rodders gathered at the drag strip every Saturday night.

The term appears in compound forms like hot rodder and in publications like *Street Rodder* magazine.

drain

plumber

Water system tradesperson

  • snakeLimbless scaled reptile
  • augerSpiral hole-maker
  • cableHeavy-duty woven line

pipe · unclog · clear · flexible · coil · twist · turn · cleanout · blockage · debris

hotrod

dragster

Acceleration-built race vehicle

V8 · chopped · lowered · chrome · flame decals · pinstripe · gearhead · motorhead · car show · drag strip

Opposites
vehicle modification philosophy

rodderpurist

One demanding strict adherence

preservationist · restorer · museum curator

automotive subculture identity

roddercommuter

One who travels regularly

car culture style

rodderlowrider

Vehicle with dropped chassis

import tuner · ricer

Phrases
Family

rodded, rodding, hot-rodder

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G