Meanings
nounqueue-jumper (plural queue-jumpers)
plural queue-jumpers
- One who jumps the queue.
Instead, travellers are directed to the respective assembly points; this facilitates any last-minute changes in platform arrangements and also frustrates any would-be queue-jumpers.
1962 April, J. N. Faulkner, “Summer Saturday at Waterloo”, in Modern Railways, page 263Synonyms: cutter
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who jumps the queue.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 插隊的人 /插队的人
- 插隊的人 /插队的人 (chāduì de rén)one who jumps the queue
Finnish etuilija
- etuilijaone who jumps the queue
French resquilleur
- resquilleurone who jumps the queue
German Vordrängler
- Vordränglerone who jumps the queue
Hebrew עוקף בתור
- עוקף בתור (okéf batór)one who jumps the queue
Polish osoba wpychająca się bez kolejki
- osoba wpychająca się bez kolejkione who jumps the queue
Portuguese fura-fila
- fura-filaone who jumps the queue
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Chicago
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