rubbernecker
rub·ber·neck·er
rubbernecker · rubberneckers
зевака
Gaffer, Gafferin, Schaulustiger, Schaulustige
A person who rubbernecksA person who rubbernecks; someone who cranes their neck as though it were made of rubber to see something (such as a tourist attraction) or to watch an event (such as an accident); a rubberneck.
UK/ˈrʌbəˌnɛkə/US/ˈrʌbɚˌnɛkɚ/
Meaning
1 sensesA person who rubbernecks; someone who cranes their neck as though it were made of rubber to see something (such as a tourist attraction) or to watch an event (such as an accident); a rubberneck.
The minor accident caused a traffic jam as rubberneckers slowed down to get a good view of the battered cars.
Gaffer, Gafferin, Schaulustiger
зева́каzeváka
More definitions
- a person who stares inquisitively
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
someone who cranes their neck to see something:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
someone who cranes their neck to see something:
Origin
From rubberneck (verb) + -er (suffix indicating person or thing that does an action indicaFrom rubberneck (verb) + -er (suffix indicating person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb).
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Forms
plural: rubberneckersSynonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- a person who stares inquisitively:rubberneck