Etymology[edit]
Compound of rood + rijden + -er, after door rood rijden (“to drive/ride through a red light”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈroːtˌrɛi̯.dər/
- Hyphenation: rood‧rij‧der
roodrijder m (plural roodrijders)
- A person who drives or rides through a red light (red traffic light). [from 1960s or 1970s]