"wrong-way driver" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wrong-way drivers [plural]
Etymology: From wrong way + driver. Etymology templates: {{m|en|wrong}} wrong, {{m|en|way}} way, {{m|en|driver}} driver Head templates: {{en-noun}} wrong-way driver (plural wrong-way drivers)
  1. A driver who drives in the unpermitted direction, particularly on a highway. Categories (topical): Automotive, People Synonyms: ghost driver Translations (Driver driving in the unpermitted direction): spøgelsesbilist (Danish), spookrijder [masculine] (Dutch), conducteur fantôme [masculine] (French), conductrice fantôme [feminine] (French), condutor kamikaze [masculine] (Galician), condutora kamikaze [feminine] (Galician), Falschfahrer [masculine] (German), Falschfahrerin [feminine] (German), Geisterfahrer [masculine] (German), Geisterfahrerin [feminine] (German), conductor kamikaze [masculine] (Spanish), conductora kamikaze [feminine] (Spanish), kamikaze [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), spökförare (Swedish)

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