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standee

stan·dee

UK/stanˈdiː/ US/stænˈdi/ uncommon

noun

1.

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”
2.

a lifesize cardboard cutout (usually of a celebrity)

  • “he had his picture taken with a standee of the president”

Origin

From stand + -ee.

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