"backseater" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbækˌsitɚ/ Forms: backseaters [plural]
Etymology: back seat + -er Etymology templates: {{suf|en|back seat|er|id2=occupation}} back seat + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} backseater (plural backseaters)
  1. (military, informal) A navigator or other crewman who accompanies the pilot of an aircraft. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-backseater-en-noun-Up-AOv3P Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (Internet, video games) Synonym of back-seat gamer Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet, Video games Synonyms: back-seat gamer [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-backseater-en-noun-SV2cUOs7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 24 76 Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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