Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upstander

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: up-stander
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who stands up for something, as contrasted to a bystander who remains inactive.

noun

One of the upright handlebars on a traditional Inuit sled.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Professor Reeves has been a full-time upstander on Sudan since 1999, back when the people being slaughtered there were Christians in the south of the country."
"With quick presence of mind, Ootah grasped the rear upstander of the sled, which had begun to slide to and fro, and planted his harpoon in the ice."

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

upstanders (plural)

Questions

What does upstander mean?: A person who stands up for something, as contrasted to a bystander who remains inactive.

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