Standee

//stanˈdiː// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Somebody who is forced to stand up, for example, on a crowded bus.

    "Recently I received a letter from Mr. A. H. Maclean, who travelled north by the 11-coach "Flying Scotsman", and remarked that the train "was filled to capacity and we were forced to stand in the corridor"—for nearly 270 miles— [...] Obviously the diesel was working well below her load capacity on this schedule and some addition to the formation ought to have been made to accommodate the standees."

  2. 2
    a lifesize cardboard cutout (usually of a celebrity) wordnet
  3. 3
    A free-standing, rigid print (usually life-sized), for instance of a celebrity, often displayed for advertising and promotional purposes.

    "He took a picture of me with a standee of Darth Vader at the premiere of Star Wars: Episode III."

  4. 4
    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) wordnet
  5. 5
    A board game piece made of upright cardboard inserted into a plastic base.

    "I've always found the best thing to do with standees is to stick a small strip of clear tape to the edge of the cardboard that will be inserted into the stand. This prevents the shredding/tearing problem."

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  1. 6
    A kind of stackable bunk for sleeping.

Etymology

From stand + -ee.

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