Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fence sitter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
fence sit-ter
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who takes neither side of an argument or controversy, but maintains a neutral position.

noun

One who is bisexual, or who is uncertain about their sexual orientation.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From fence + sitter, from the verb sit on the fence.

Inflected Forms

fence sitters (plural) fence-sitter (alternative) fencesitter (alternative)

Phrases

fence-sitting on the fence

Frequently Paired Words

draadsitter fence-sitting on the fence

Synonyms

bisexual bi switch hitter fence sitter fence-straddler

Questions

What does fence sitter mean?
One who takes neither side of an argument or controversy, but maintains a neutral position.
Where does fence sitter come from?
From fence + sitter, from the verb sit on the fence.

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