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
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If there is no lane to your right, wait until there is space ahead for the tailgater to pass.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
Around 70 people breach Gate K disabled pass gate, when staff use it to eject a tailgater.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2021
“Know who my favorite tailgater was?” my daughter Rapunzel asked when it was over.
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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