Meanings
nountailgater (plural tailgaters)
plural tailgaters
- One who tailgates (drives very close to the person ahead).
- One who participates in a tailgate party.
Ms. Hundley’s favorite feature is the automatic reminder, which notifies tailgaters of their responsibilities 24 hours before game time.
2013 November 8, Nancy M. Better, “Tailgating Gets Online Playbooks”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2019
Origin
Translations
Dutch bumperklever, klever
- bumperkleverone who drives very close to the person ahead
- kleverone who drives very close to the person ahead
Finnish perässäroikkuja, häntäkärpänen
- perässäroikkujaone who drives very close to the person ahead
- häntäkärpänenone who drives very close to the person ahead
- takapuskurissa roikkuvaone who drives very close to the person ahead
- takapuskurissa roikkujaone who drives very close to the person ahead
German Drängler
- Dränglerone who drives very close to the person ahead
Polish osoba siedząca na ogonie, osoba uczestnicząca w tailgacie
- osoba siedząca na ogonieone who drives very close to the person ahead
- osoba uczestnicząca w tailgacieone who participates in a tailgate party
Cite this entry
APA
tailgater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailgater
MLA
“tailgater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailgater. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tailgater,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailgater.
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