standee

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun 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)
  2. noun a lifesize cardboard cutout (usually of a celebrity)

Etymology

From stand + -ee.

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