amber gambler

Meanings:

• 1.

  United KingdomIrelandAustraliageneral Englishinformalcolloquial
  • A driver who accelerates to pass through a traffic signal as it changes to amber/yellow, risking running a red light.

• 2.

  general Englishinformalfigurative
  • A person who takes a borderline or risky action at a warning or transitional moment instead of stopping or waiting.