rear-ender

rear-end·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [reer-en-der]
- /rɪər ˈen.dər/
- /rɪə(r) ˈen.də(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [reer-en-der]
- /rɪər ˈen.dər/

Definition of rear-ender word

noun rear-ender an accident in which a vehicle or other conveyance has run into the rear of another. 1

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Origin of rear-ender

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35; rear end + -er1

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Parts of speech for Rear-ender

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rear-ender

rear-ender popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% 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 rear-ender

noun rear-ender

crackup — a cracking up
fender-bender — a collision between motor vehicles in which there is only minor damage.
mishap — an unfortunate accident.
collision — A collision occurs when a moving object crashes into something.
crash — A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.

All 7 Synonyms of rear-ender