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tailgater

US/ˈteɪlˌɡeɪtɚ/

tailgater noun: one who tailgates (drives very close to the person ahead).

Noun

tailgater (plural tailgaters)

  1. One who tailgates (drives very close to the person ahead).
  2. One who participates in a tailgate party.
    • Ms. Hundley’s favorite feature is the automatic reminder, which notifies tailgaters of their responsibilities 24 hours before game time.2013 November 8, Nancy M. Better, “Tailgating Gets Online Playbooks”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2019

Forms of tailgater

pluraltailgaters

Origin of tailgater

From tailgate + -er.

Questions about tailgater

What does tailgater mean?
Tailgater means one who tailgates (drives very close to the person ahead).
What part of speech is tailgater?
Tailgater is a noun.
How do you pronounce tailgater?
Tailgater is pronounced /ˈteɪlˌɡeɪtɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of tailgater?
The plural of tailgater is tailgaters.

Words near tailgater in the dictionary

  1. tailforemost
  2. tailgate
  3. tailgate parties
  4. tailgate party
  5. tailgated
  6. tailgater
  7. tailgaters
  8. tailgates
  9. tailgating
  10. tailgatings
  11. tailgrab

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