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standee

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /stanˈdiː/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /stænˈdi/
  • rhymes with -iː

1

noun

Meaning 1

Somebody who is forced to stand up, for example, on a crowded bus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He took a picture of me with a standee of Darth Vader at the premiere of Star Wars: Episode III.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cut-out

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A board game piece made of upright cardboard inserted into a plastic base.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A kind of stackable bunk for sleeping.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a lifesize cardboard cutout (usually of a celebrity)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he had his picture taken with a standee of the president

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cutout

6

noun

Meaning 6

someone who stands in a place where one might otherwise sit (as a spectator who uses standing room in a theater or a passenger on a crowded bus or train)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the allowed number of standees is posted

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: stander

History

Etymology

From stand + -ee.