rubbernecker means 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.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, rubbernecker ranks #7,707 of 42,747 for Qualifying.
rubbernecker is pronounced /ˈrʌbəˌnɛkə/.
Etymology
From rubberneck (verb) + -er (suffix indicating person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb).
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.e.g.“The minor accident caused a traffic jam as rubberneckers slowed down to get a good view of the battered cars.”
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