stander

[stand-er]

noun

1. a person or animal that stands or is able to stand.

2. a mobile frame that holds a person upright, used by people who have a disability that prevents them from standing unaided.

3. a person who pays for drinks or food for others in a bar or restaurant.

4. a part, structure, or piece of furniture on which to set something in an upright or nearly upright position; a stand.

5. Hunting.,  a hunter who does not stalk or pursue game but stands in one place waiting for game to come close enough to shoot.

6. Slang.,  a person who urinates while standing.

Example Sentences

Over the course of an hour, a Courage line stander is almost in a meditative state.

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For the first time in recent memory, we will have a congressional hearing without even one obnoxious Republican grand stander seeking to derail the whole thing.

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Parents can be asked to leave their families for months at a time, and watch standers are required to be on duty for 12 consecutive hours.

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I'd drain my cocktail for courage, then inch back through the wall of standers on the right and seated drinkers on the left — the path narrowing a little with each step.

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German top-flight stadiums include thousands of spots for standers.

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