Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

gawker

 - 2 dictionary results
gawk   (gôk)   
n.  An awkward, loutish person; an oaf.
intr.v.   gawked, gawk·ing, gawks
To stare or gape stupidly. See Synonyms at gaze.

[Perhaps alteration (influenced by gawk hand, left hand) of obsolete gaw, to gape, from Middle English gawen, from Old Norse , to heed.]
gawk'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
gawker

noun
a spectator who stares stupidly without intelligent awareness 
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see gawker on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: