noun
- people who stare at something out of curiosity, especially at accidents or disasters
Usage: informal; plural form of rubbernecker
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.
- Rubberneckers gathered around the fire scene despite warnings to stay back.
- The celebrity’s arrival attracted dozens of rubberneckers with cameras.
- Highway patrol officers often have to deal with rubberneckers causing secondary accidents.
- The construction site drew curious rubberneckers throughout the day.