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Dutch
Etymology
From spook (“ghost”) + rijder (“driver”). Compare German Geisterfahrer and Swedish spökförare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspoːkˌrɛi̯dər/
- Hyphenation: spook‧rij‧der
Noun
spookrijder m (plural spookrijders, diminutive spookrijdertje n)
- wrong-way driver, ghost driver; a person who drives on the wrong side of the road, into oncoming traffic
1978 December 30, Harry Muller, “Spookrijders moeten vergissing vaak met de dood bekopen”, in De Telegraaf, page 20:Ook hielden we een spookrijder aan, die het maar vreemd vond dat hij alleen maar de achterkant van de ANWB-borden zag.- We also pulled a wrong-way driver over, who thought it was rather odd that he only ever saw the backside of the road signs.