gate-crasher
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gate′-crash`er
n.
a person who attends a social function, performance, or sports event without an invitation or a ticket.
[1925–30]
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Translations
gate-crasher
[ˈgeɪtˌkræʃəʳ] n (fam) (at party) → intruso/a, imbucato/a; (at concert) → portoghese m/fCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
gate
(geit) noun (a metal, wooden etc doorlike object which closes) the opening in a wall, fence etc through which people etc pass. I'll meet you at the park gate(s).
ˈgate-crash verb to enter or go to (a party, meeting etc) without being invited or without paying.
ˈgate-crasher nounˈgate-post noun
a post to which a gate is fixed.
ˈgateway noun an opening or entrance into a city etc, which contains a gate.
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