amber gambler
amber gambler · amber gamblers
A driver of a road vehicle who accelerates when the traffic lights change from green…A driver of a road vehicle who accelerates when the traffic lights change from green to amber (instead of stopping, as required by law), gambling that no vehicle will cross his or her path; a driver who starts off when the traffic lights show red and amber together, but not yet green.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, idiomatic)A driver of a road vehicle who accelerates when the traffic lights change from green to amber (instead of stopping, as required by law), gambling that no vehicle will cross his or her path; a driver who starts off when the traffic lights show red and amber together, but not yet green.
Forms
plural: amber gamblers| Singular | amber gambler |
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| Plural | amber gamblers |
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