"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: stand + -ee. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|stand|ee}} stand + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} standee (plural standees)
  1. Somebody who is forced to stand up, for example, on a crowded bus. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-standee-en-noun-1vF7zkFc Disambiguation of People: 60 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ee Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ee: 64 36
  2. A free-standing, rigid print (usually life-sized), for instance of a celebrity, often displayed for advertising and promotional purposes. Synonyms: cut-out
    Sense id: en-standee-en-noun-Rk4mqj00

Inflected forms

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