as in tourist
a person who travels for pleasure
a shop selling the kind of tacky souvenirs that rubberneckers can't seem to get enough of
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Recent Examples of rubbernecker
So Wembanyama naturally decided to toy with his rubberneckers.
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Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Mar. 2026
The contest winner—a very tall lookalike in roller skates—basked in attention from park-going singles and rubberneckers just outside the North entrance.
—Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
The rubberneckers usually got lucky, especially in the beginning, when the Grill really was a hangout for the downtown film scene.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
Most were out of goodness and concern; others were just rubberneckers looking to see what was going on.
—Salena Zito, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2025
Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Mar. 2026
The contest winner—a very tall lookalike in roller skates—basked in attention from park-going singles and rubberneckers just outside the North entrance.
—Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
The rubberneckers usually got lucky, especially in the beginning, when the Grill really was a hangout for the downtown film scene.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
Most were out of goodness and concern; others were just rubberneckers looking to see what was going on.
—Salena Zito, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubbernecker
Noun
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What Alkassar, who lives on South Beach, does hope to do is lure not only Miami Beach residents and tourists but locals who have in recent times proved reluctant to cross the bridges from the mainland.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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In the nineties, the Danish government launched an urban-regeneration plan that paired public money with private development and promised new transit and tourist infrastructure.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Buccaneer is a traveler's favorite on Saint Croix.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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The viral post comes as survey data suggests many travelers are generally open to seat-switch requests when they are made considerately.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Rubbernecker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubbernecker. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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