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amber gambler

amber gambler noun: a driver of a road vehicle who accelerates when the traffic lights change from green to amber (instead of stopping, as required by law), gambling that no vehicle will cross his or her path; a driver who starts off when the traffic lights show red and amber together, but not yet green.

Noun

amber gambler (plural amber gamblers)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) A driver of a road vehicle who accelerates when the traffic lights change from green to amber (instead of stopping, as required by law), gambling that no vehicle will cross his or her path; a driver who starts off when the traffic lights show red and amber together, but not yet green.
    • The sins the foundation has identified include eating at the wheel, becoming a traffic-light hopping "amber gambler" and drinking and driving.2007 December 24, “Drivers warned over the ‘Seven Deadly Sins’”, in Bolton News, UK, retrieved 29 Aug 2011

amber gambler meaning in Bengali

amber gambler in Bengali

কিন্তু তখনও সবুজ হয়নি

Forms of amber gambler

pluralamber gamblers

Questions about amber gambler

What does amber gambler mean?
Amber gambler means a driver of a road vehicle who accelerates when the traffic lights change from green to amber (instead of stopping, as required by law), gambling that no vehicle will cross his or her path; a driver who starts off when the traffic lights show red and amber together, but not yet green.
What is amber gambler in Bengali?
Amber gambler in Bengali is কিন্তু তখনও সবুজ হয়নি. See Amber gambler meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is amber gambler?
Amber gambler is a noun.
What is the plural of amber gambler?
The plural of amber gambler is amber gamblers.

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