tailgater

¹

[ teyl-gey-ter ]

noun

1. a person who drives hazardously close to the rear of another moving vehicle.
2. a person who participates in a tailgate picnic.

tailgater

²

[ teyl-gey-ter ]

noun

1. a musician who plays trombone in tailgate style.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tailgater¹

tailgate ¹ + -er ¹

Origin of tailgater²

tailgate ² + -er ¹

Example Sentences

This usually does the job of getting a tailgater to back off.

From Washington Post

Barrett, a former student and professor at Notre Dame Law School, is known to be a Golden Dome tailgater.

From Washington Post