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noun stand·ee \stan-ˈdē\

Definition of standee

  1. :  a standing person :  one who occupies standing room

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  1. The audience of 3,000 included several hundred standees.

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First Known Use of standee

1856

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Definition of standee for English Language Learners

  • : a person who is standing when other people are sitting

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