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Rubbernecker

//ˈrʌbəˌnɛkə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person who rubbernecks; someone who cranes their neck as though it were made of rubber to see something (such as a tourist attraction) or to watch an event (such as an accident); a rubberneck.

    "The minor accident caused a traffic jam as rubberneckers slowed down to get a good view of the battered cars."

  2. 2
    a person who stares inquisitively wordnet

Etymology

From rubberneck (verb) + -er (suffix indicating person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb).

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