gate-crasher
noun
gate-crash·er
ˈgāt-ˌkra-shər 
: a person who enters, attends, or participates without ticket or invitation
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Other factors that likely contributed to the massive overcrowding in certain areas included the number of trees that obscured vantage points and led to overcrowding in areas with better sight lines, and gate-crashers.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2024
But in recent years, some gate-crashers have been exploiting that loophole by turning up with ersatz trophies or, as happened this year, an actual Oscar that didn’t belong to them.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
The book gave voice to liberals who felt betrayed not by their country but by its voters, the gate-crashers who put Trump into power.
—Corey Robin, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2023
Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2024
But in recent years, some gate-crashers have been exploiting that loophole by turning up with ersatz trophies or, as happened this year, an actual Oscar that didn’t belong to them.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
The book gave voice to liberals who felt betrayed not by their country but by its voters, the gate-crashers who put Trump into power.
—Corey Robin, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1921, in the meaning defined above
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“Gate-crasher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gate-crasher. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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