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
Israetel, who also has a PhD in sports science, described the psychological push and pull, using the example of a highway tailgater.
From Washington Post
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