gawker
7
7.6
- noun
- /ˈɡɔːkər/
- Informal
:
mirón
- Police officers were directing traffic, ordering gawkers to vacate the area.
Examples
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Meanwhile, Iranians have become gawkers in Dubai, their mouths agape at the wonders of the city across the Persian Gulf.
Academic text (2007) -
Several essays address the role of images, especially advertising posters, in attracting the gawker.
Academic text (2015) -
And yet it seemed somehow less rude of the gawkers to talk me over so casually, so openly.
Academic text (2007) -
The sidewalk was thick with gawkers, banded into several muttering conferences as they stared at Boyle's place.
Fiction book (1998) -
As the circus parade passed by, a crowd of gawkers stopped to watch the colorful floats.
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The artist drew a large crowd of gawkers who wanted to see him paint the mural in real time.
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At the accident scene, a few gawkers stood by, staring at the damaged cars and the emergency responders.
Synonyms
1
8.6
A person who stares for too long at accidents or unusual events
1
8.8
A person who stares at accidents or strange events
1
7.5
A person who stares with their mouth open in surprise or curiosity
How Much
- Informal
1
8.6
- Informal
7
7.6
123
2.6
24
3.2
305
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gawker comes from the verb gawk, which means 'to stare' and is like gawky, meaning 'awkward'. Imagine someone standing awkwardly and staring at something strange, so a gawker is a person who stares openly, often rudely.