rubbernecker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A 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.

/ˈrʌbəˌnɛkə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rubbernecker.wav /ˈrʌbɚˌnɛkɚ/ En-us-rubbernecker.mp3

rubbernecker rubberneckers rubber-necker

From rubberneck (verb) + -er (suffix indicating person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb).

gaper gawker gawper onlooker spectator starer

rubberneck rubbernecking

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