"tyre kicker" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-tyre kicker.ogg [Australia] Forms: tyre kickers [plural]
Etymology: From the act of kicking the tyres of a car as part of the inspection. Head templates: {{en-noun}} tyre kicker (plural tyre kickers)
  1. (idiomatic) A person who pretends to be interested in purchasing an item (especially a car), but who has no intention of buying it. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: looker, tire kicker [North-America] Translations (person with no actual purchasing intent): renkaanpotkija (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-tyre_kicker-en-noun-29AJiLq6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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