leadfoot

[ led-foot ]

noun

, Informal.

, plural lead·foots, lead·feet.

1. a person who drives a motor vehicle too fast, especially habitually.

Word History and Origins

Origin of leadfoot¹

lead ² + foot

Example Sentences

Mr. Lightfoot studied at Westlake College of Music in Los Angeles and returned to Canada, appearing with a song-and-dance troupe on the CBC-TV show “Country Hoedown,” where he was nicknamed Gord Leadfoot because of his less-than-elegant dancing style.

From Washington Post

Melton was part owner of Leadfoot, a Holdrege gun shop and manufacturer that had obtained a federal firearms license to manufacture and sell silencers.

From Washington Times

But investigators found it was not registered to either Leadfoot or to Melton in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record database as required for silencers.

From Washington Times

Prices start at $84,995 and run up to $98,433 for a fully-loaded example with Leadfoot grey paint.

From Fox News

In addition to its more or less formal interviews, “Last Race” uses audio to capture the feeling of the track, like listening in as the announcer excitedly talks about competitors like “Paul ‘The Pistol’ Parisi” and “17-year-old leadfoot Jack Handley Jr., ‘

From Los Angeles Times

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