standee
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stand·ee
(stăn-dē′)n.
One using standing room. See Usage Note at -ee1.
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standee
(ˌstænˈdiː)n
a person who stands, esp when there are no vacant seats
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stand•ee
(stænˈdi)n.
a person who stands, as in a public conveyance, usu. because all seats are occupied.
[1855–60, Amer.]
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| Noun | 1. | standee - someone who stands in a place where one might otherwise sit (as a spectator who uses standing room in a theater or a passenger on a crowded bus or train); "the allowed number of standees is posted" railroad train, train - public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction" stander - an organism (person or animal) that stands; "a crowd of sitters and standers" |
| 2. | standee - a lifesize cardboard cutout (usually of a celebrity); "he had his picture taken with a standee of the president" cutout - a photograph from which the background has been cut away |
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