tailgater
1 Americannoun
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a person who drives hazardously close to the rear of another moving vehicle.
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a person who participates in a tailgate picnic.
noun
Etymology
Origin of tailgater1
Origin of tailgater2
Example Sentences
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This might not be on the minds of the tailgater, but it’s a major concern.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2023
Around 70 people breach Gate K disabled pass gate, when staff use it to eject a tailgater.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2021
The youngest tailgater was 3; the oldest, Mike Michael, was 97 — a year older than the stadium itself.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2018
Williams, another avid tailgater who hosts his own group, purchased a bus he calls “the Diesel” — pimped out with TVs inside to watch other NFL games and places to sit.
From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2017
Your suggestion to stay in the left lane until the tailgater moves to the right and goes on is good, if there isn’t another vehicle in the right lane.
From Washington Post • Oct. 8, 2016
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