rubberneckern.
/ˈrʌbənɛkə/, U.S. /ˈrəbərˌnɛkər/ Originally U.S.
A person who stares, a gawper; an overly inquisitive person; (also) a sightseer, a tourist; = rubberneck n.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > one who sees > [noun] > sight-seer
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1898 N.Y. Times 6 Aug. 10/1 When one member [of a gang of swindlers], who was known as the ‘rubber-necker’, had secured the number of some badge which called for a winning bet, another would stamp the number on a blank badge, and then present it to the bookmaker's cashier.
1908 National Engineer June 249/1 The mechanical heads of establishments..will carefully look over each exhibit, not as a casual rubbernecker, but as men who actually want to know what is best in each line.
1958 N.Y. Times 19 Apr. 16/5 He..completed a swing that lofted the ball over the barrier. He grinned apologetically at the rubber-neckers.
1997 G. Williams Diamond Geezers xxxiv. 203 A few ordinary uniformed officers were standing around trying to disperse the rubberneckers who were disrupting the flow of the traffic.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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