Thesaurus results for RUBBERNECKER

rubbernecker

noun

as in tourist

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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Videos circulating on social media showed plumes of smoke billowing over the tourist city of Puerto Vallarta in Jalisco, and people sprinting through the airport of the state’s capital in panic.

— Fabiola Sanchez, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
Videos circulating social media showed plumes of smoke billowing over the tourist city of Puerto Vallarta in Jalisco, and people sprinting through the airport of the state’s capital in panic.

— Fabiola Sánchez, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2026