upstander
English
Noun
upstander (plural upstanders)
- A person who stands up for something, as contrasted to a bystander who remains inactive.
- 2006, Nicholas D. Kirstof, "Heroes of Darfur", The New York Times, 7 May 2006:
- 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.
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:upstander.
- 2006, Nicholas D. Kirstof, "Heroes of Darfur", The New York Times, 7 May 2006:
- (archaic) One of the upright handlebars on a traditional Inuit sled.
- 1913, T. Everett Harré, The Eternal Maiden, J. J. Little & Ives Company (1913), pages 216-217:
- 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.
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:upstander.
- 1913, T. Everett Harré, The Eternal Maiden, J. J. Little & Ives Company (1913), pages 216-217:
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