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- noun UK, idiomatic A
driver of a road vehicle whoaccelerates when thetraffic lights change from green to amber (instead of stopping, as required by law),gambling that no vehicle will cross his or her path; a driver who starts off when the traffic lights show red and amber together, but not yet green.
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sionnach commented on the word amber gambler
driver who goes through yellow lights: a driver who takes risks by not stopping at traffic lights when they are yellow.
December 30, 2008