as in tourists
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 rubberneckers
The rubberneckers who gather across the street are represented by crowd noise, and at one point a handful of cops stalk down the aisles of the theater, guns pointed right at Sonny.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
So Wembanyama naturally decided to toy with his rubberneckers.
—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
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
So Wembanyama naturally decided to toy with his rubberneckers.
—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 rubberneckers
Noun
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How should tourists dress in Paris?—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The protest comes as Puerto Rico reports a surge in visitors this month, with many locals and tourists traditionally visiting surrounding islands during Holy Week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There is, however, something else travelers should expect.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Floating alone where the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans meet, this island nation was long considered too out-of-the-way for travelers … until airlines like Icelandair started luring Americans with cheap flights to Europe that included a stopover in Iceland.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Rubberneckers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubberneckers. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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