Fence-sitter

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of fence sitter. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    a person who won't take sides in a controversy wordnet

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"No one is more universally despised than the fence-sitter, a person who refuses to take a position but criticizes that of everyone else."

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