/ Dictionary / Index T tailgater: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: tail•gat•er Pronunciation: (tāl'gā"tur), [key] — n. a person who drives hazardously close to the rear of another moving vehicle. a person who participates in a tailgate picnic. tail•gat•er Pronunciation: (tāl'gā"tur), [key] — n. a musician who plays trombone in tailgate style. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: tailgater (Thesaurus) tailgate tailing Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pristine Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language