"frontseater" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: frontseaters [plural]
Etymology: From front seat + -er. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|front seat|-er|id2=occupation}} front seat + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} frontseater (plural frontseaters)
  1. Someone who occupies a seat near the front of something.
    Sense id: en-frontseater-en-noun-vE0yCkM0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 64 36
  2. (USAF, specifically) In a plane with two cockpits: the pilot controlling the aircraft (even though both seats are equally to the front). Tags: specifically
    Sense id: en-frontseater-en-noun-llfDacUS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: backseater

Inflected forms

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