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

Kumaran said the practice began with tailgaters wanting a more economical way of ordering the quantities they needed for game day.

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The events kick off at 2 p.m. when the Coliseum will open its gates for tailgaters ahead of a USC-Rutgers college football game.

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If there is no lane to your right, wait until there is space ahead for the tailgater to pass.

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“I’m reminded of that every time I go through a stadium entrance, when the tailgaters are out early and it’s in the air,” he said.

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But he was so much more, shooting war orphans in Rome to tailgaters in Aiken, South Carolina.

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