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gatecrasher

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It's a forum for a particular (common) kind of programmer, and everyone else feels like a bystander or gatecrasher.

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Quick take

(slang) A person who enters some event without a ticket or invitation, either by stealth or by deception.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gatecrasher gathered in one view.

noun

(slang) A person who enters some event without a ticket or invitation, either by stealth or by deception.

noun

(Asian English) The groom or one of his groomsmen when partaking in the gatecrashing ritual of a traditional Chinese wedding.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gatecrasher.

noun

(slang) A person who enters some event without a ticket or invitation, either by stealth or by deception.

See also: crasher, unwelcome-guest

noun

(Asian English) The groom or one of his groomsmen when partaking in the gatecrashing ritual of a traditional Chinese wedding.

See also: crasher, unwelcome-guest

Example sentences

1

It's a forum for a particular (common) kind of programmer, and everyone else feels like a bystander or gatecrasher.

2

Every gatecrasher hasn't had the good fortune of staying until the party was over.

3

I am something of a professional gatecrasher, which is a skill I picked up from a friend many years ago.

4

Not having those people in the discussion isn't an 'echo chamber', any more than asking a belligerent drunk gatecrasher to leave your birthday party creates an echo chamber.

5

Gatecrasher was also popular in the UK at the tail end of the '90s.

6

I'm glad no-one had a camera on me when I was at Glastonbury or Gatecrasher.

Proper noun examples

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Gatecrasher was also popular in the UK at the tail end of the '90s.

2

I'm glad no-one had a camera on me when I was at Glastonbury or Gatecrasher.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use gatecrasher in a sentence?

It's a forum for a particular (common) kind of programmer, and everyone else feels like a bystander or gatecrasher.

What does gatecrasher mean?

(slang) A person who enters some event without a ticket or invitation, either by stealth or by deception.

What part of speech is gatecrasher?

gatecrasher is commonly used as noun.