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rear-ender

[ reer-en-der ]
/ ˈrɪərˈɛn dər /
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noun

an accident in which a vehicle or other conveyance has run into the rear of another.

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RELATED WORDS

misfortune, disaster, setback, blunder, calamity, hazard, pileup, mistake, devastation, crash, mess, ruin, hulk, debris, destruction, wreckage, debacle, collapse, shipwreck, impact

Nearby words

  1. rear its ugly head,
  2. rear light,
  3. rear projection,
  4. rear sight,
  5. rear-end,
  6. rear-view mirror,
  7. reardon,
  8. rearguard,
  9. rearm,
  10. rearmament

Origin of rear-ender

First recorded in 1930–35; rear end + -er1
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