HyperDic: stander

English > 1 sense of the word stander:
NOUNperson standeran organism (person or animal) that stands
stander > pronunciation
Soundsstae'nder
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English > stander: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningAn organism (person or animal) that stands.
Example"a crowd of sitters and standers"
Categoryanimal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, faunaA living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Narrowerstandeesomeone 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)
Broaderorganism, beingA living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
OppositesitterAn organism (person or animal) that sits
Verbsstandbe standing

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