Doorer
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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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