Etymology

rubbernecker

rub·ber·neck·er
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Today it means: A person who rubbernecks; someone who cranes their neck as though it were made of rubber to see something (such as a tourist attraction) or to watch an event (such as an accident); a rubberneck. Full definition →

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The story

From rubberneck (verb) + -er (suffix indicating person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb).

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