Doorer

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who doors ("to cause a collision by opening the door of a vehicle in front of an oncoming cyclist or pedestrian").

    "A new word has been coined in the Big Apple to cover an increasingly common cause of death or injury — doorers. That means someone opens the door of a stationary motor vehicle and sends a cyclist flying in to the path of a passing car or bus usually with dire consequences."

Example

More examples

"A new word has been coined in the Big Apple to cover an increasingly common cause of death or injury — doorers. That means someone opens the door of a stationary motor vehicle and sends a cyclist flying in to the path of a passing car or bus usually with dire consequences."

Etymology

From door + -er.

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