rear-ender

[ reer-en-der ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of rear-ender¹

First recorded in 1930–35; rear end + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Setting aside the question of whether the car even supports human intervention, a blind person would have a lot more trouble preventing that rear-ender compared to a seeing person.

From Washington Post

In a vehicle like that, a human might be able to step in before the rear-ender happens.

From Washington Post

This includes the rear-ender crash on Aug. 20, and reported this morning by Google.

From New York Times

Having watched several accidents already--including a rear-ender involving my 9-year-old son and a kid driving a bright yellow sled with "Taxi" written on the side--I grasped the physics of the situation.

From Forbes

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