tailgater

English

Etymology

tailgate +‎ -er

Noun

tailgater (plural tailgaters)

1. One who tailgates (drives very close to the person ahead).
2. One who participates in a tailgate party.
   • 2013 November 8, Nancy M. Better, “Tailgating Gets Online Playbooks”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Ms. Hundley’s favorite feature is the automatic reminder, which notifies tailgaters of their responsibilities 24 hours before game time.

Translations

one who drives very close to the person ahead

• Dutch: bumperklever (nl) m, klever (nl) m
• Finnish: perässäroikkuja, häntäkärpänen (fi), takapuskurissa roikkuva, takapuskurissa roikkuja
• German: Drängler (de) m

one who participates in a tailgate party