standee

noun

stand·​ee stan-ˈdē How to pronounce standee (audio)
: a standing person : one who occupies standing room

Examples of standee in a Sentence

The audience of 3,000 included several hundred standees.
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While Universal will provide creative assets such as trailers, standees and other digital and physical materials, theaters big and small will look for ways to lure audiences to their locations with special collectible popcorn buckets and unique food and drink options. — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025 In addition to traditional promotional items such as imposing standees in movie theater lobbies and themed popcorn buckets, fans of the film can shell out $20,000 to buy a full-size replica sarcophagus bed. — Simon Thompson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025

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First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of standee was in 1845

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standee

noun
stand·​ee stan-ˈdē How to pronounce standee (audio)
: one who occupies standing room
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