Meaning | An organism (person or animal) that stands. |
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Example | "a crowd of sitters and standers" |
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Category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | A living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
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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) |
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Broader | organism, being | A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently |
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Opposite | sitter | An organism (person or animal) that sits |
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Verbs | stand | be standing |
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