"rear-ender" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rear-enders [plural]
Etymology: rear end + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rear end|er}} rear end + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} rear-ender (plural rear-enders)
  1. (informal) A minor automobile accident in which contact is made between the front of one vehicle and the rear of another. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-rear-ender-en-noun-ytNxAq7R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er

Inflected forms

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