"pole-sitter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pole-sitters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pole-sitter (plural pole-sitters)
  1. Alternative form of polesitter Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: polesitter Related terms: stylites
    Sense id: en-pole-sitter-en-noun-Z6k~ibac
  2. Someone who sits on a pole for an extended period of time, following the fad begun in 1924 by Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly; a flagpole sitter.
    Sense id: en-pole-sitter-en-noun-1qGZKwnj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80

Inflected forms

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