noun
- a person who stares at something out of curiosity, especially at accidents or disasters
Usage: informal
Examples
- Traffic slowed to a crawl because of rubberneckers trying to see the accident.
- The police asked rubberneckers to move along so emergency vehicles could pass.
- Don’t be a rubbernecker – just keep driving.
- The celebrity’s arrival attracted dozens of rubberneckers.
- Rubberneckers gathered around the construction site to watch the demolition.
- The news crew had to push through a crowd of rubberneckers to reach the scene.