NOUN | person | stander | an organism (person or animal) that stands |
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Sounds | stae'nder | |
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Rhymes | adder ... Zealander: 203 rhymes with der... |
Meaning | An organism (person or animal) that stands. | |
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Example | "a crowd of sitters and standers" | |
Category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | A living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
Narrower | 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) |
Broader | organism, being | A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently |
Opposite | sitter | An organism (person or animal) that sits |
Verbs | stand | be standing |
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