rubbernecker

as in traveller
a person who travels for pleasure a shop selling the kind of tacky souvenirs that rubberneckers can't seem to get enough of

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Recent Examples of rubbernecker The rubberneckers usually got lucky, especially in the beginning, when the Grill really was a hangout for the downtown film scene. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025 Most were out of goodness and concern; others were just rubberneckers looking to see what was going on. Salena Zito, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • There is a bus system (rides start at €2) that connects most of the major tourist sites in Palma, and a railway (round trip, €40) that brings passengers to some other sites, including Sollér.
    Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • When the second tourist arrived at the scene, he was also assaulted.
    Phillipe Vieira, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The State Department has four travel advisory levels to help travelers assess safety risks before visiting other countries.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The European Union, for example, just started rolling out a new Entry and Exit System (EES) in which travelers use biometric data to gain entry to 29 European countries.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Rubbernecker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubbernecker. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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