"standee" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /stanˈdiː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /stænˈdi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-standee.wav [Southern-England] Forms: standees [plural]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: Etymology tree English stand English -ee English standee From stand + -ee. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|stand|-ee|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English stand English -ee English standee From stand + -ee. Head templates: {{en-noun}} standee (plural standees)
  1. Somebody who is forced to stand up, for example, on a crowded bus.
    Sense id: en-standee-en-noun-1vF7zkFc Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ee, People Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ee: 39 24 23 14 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 0 0
  2. A free-standing, rigid print, usually of a person or character (often life-sized), meant as a representation of a 3d object, commonly displayed for advertising and promotional purposes. Synonyms: cut-out
    Sense id: en-standee-en-noun-tBJki017
  3. A board game piece made of upright cardboard inserted into a plastic base.
    Sense id: en-standee-en-noun-yb9A0mPD Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 25 25 40 9 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 24 27 39 10 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 27 27 36 10 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 27 27 36 10 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 31 42 7 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 17 24 51 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 27 61 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 27 61 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 19 27 46 8
  4. (military) A kind of stackable bunk for sleeping.
    Sense id: en-standee-en-noun-0x~t7gbg Categories (other): Military Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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