gate-crasher

gate-crash·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [geyt krash]
- /geɪt kræʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [geyt krash]
- /geɪt kræʃ/

Definitions of gate-crasher word

noun gate-crasher a person who attends or enters a social function without an invitation, a theater without a ticket, etc. 1
noun gate-crasher a person who attends a social affair without an invitation or attends a performance, etc. without paying admission 0

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Origin of gate-crasher

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Gate-crasher

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Gate-crasher

gate-crasher popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for gate-crasher

noun gate-crasher

infiltrator — to filter into or through; permeate.
invader — to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent: Germany invaded Poland in 1939.
raider — a person or thing that raids.
thief — a person who steals, especially secretly or without open force; one guilty of theft or larceny.
trespasser — Law. an unlawful act causing injury to the person, property, or rights of another, committed with force or violence, actual or implied. a wrongful entry upon the lands of another. the action to recover damages for such an injury.

All 16 Synonyms of gate-crasher