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Rubbernecker

noun/ɹˈʌbɚnˌɛkɚ/
Definition
a person who stares inquisitively
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɹˈʌbɚnˌɛkɚ/
🇬🇧British English
/ɹˈʌbənˌɛkə/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɹˈʌbənˌɛkə/
4 syllables Say it as /ɹˈʌbɚnˌɛkɚ/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
rubberneckverbstrain to watch; stare curiously
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Gummihals
eine Person, die neugierig starrt
🇫🇷French
caoutchouteux
une personne qui regarde avec curiosité
🇪🇸Spanish
curioso
una persona que mira con curiosidad
🇮🇹Italian
gommoso
una persona che guarda con curiosità
🇳🇱Dutch
rubberen halsband
iemand die nieuwsgierig kijkt
🇵🇹Portuguese
gordinho
uma pessoa que olha curiosamente
🇷🇺Russian
резинка
человек, который смотрит вопросительно
India
🇮🇳Hindi
रबरनेकर
एक व्यक्ति जो जिज्ञासावश देखता है
🇧🇩Bengali
রাবারনেকার
একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি অনুসন্ধিৎসুভাবে তাকায়
🇮🇳Tamil
ரப்பர்நெக்கர்
ஆர்வத்துடன் பார்க்கும் ஒரு நபர்
🇮🇳Telugu
రబ్బర్‌నెక్కర్
ఆసక్తిగా చూసే వ్యక్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
रबरनेकर
जिज्ञासूपणे पाहणारी व्यक्ती
🇮🇳Gujarati
રબરનેકર
એક વ્યક્તિ જે જિજ્ઞાસાપૂર્વક જુએ છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ರಬ್ಬರ್ನೆಕರ್
ಜಿಜ್ಞಾಸೆಯಿಂದ ನೋಡುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
റബ്ബർനെക്കർ
അന്വേഷണാത്മകമായി നോക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਰਬੜਨੇਕਰ
ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਪੁੱਛਗਿੱਛ ਨਾਲ ਵੇਖਦਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
ربڑنیکر
ایک شخص جو استفسار سے گھورتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
橡皮颈子
好奇地盯着看的人
🇯🇵Japanese
ラバーネッカー
好奇心旺盛に見つめる人
🇰🇷Korean
고무목걸이
의아하게 쳐다보는 사람
🇻🇳Vietnamese
người cao su
một người nhìn chằm chằm tò mò
🇹🇭Thai
คนคอยาง
คนที่จ้องมองอย่างอยากรู้อยากเห็น
🇮🇩Indonesian
pembuat karet
seseorang yang menatap dengan rasa ingin tahu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مطاط
الشخص الذي يحدق بفضول
🇮🇷Persian
رابرنکر
فردی که کنجکاو خیره می شود
🇹🇷Turkish
lastik kafalı
meraklı gözlerle bakan kişi
🇮🇱Hebrew
צוואר גומי
אדם שבוהה בסקרנות
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What is the primary definition of the word 'rubbernecker'?
The primary meaning of 'rubbernecker' is 'a person who stares inquisitively'.
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Using 'rubbernecker' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'rubbernecker' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'rubbernecker' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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