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backseater

noun
/ˈbækˌsitɚ/

Etymology

From back seat + -er.

  1. inherited from sǣte — “house”
  2. derived from *sed-✻ — “to sit”
  3. derived from *sētiją✻ — “seat”
  4. derived from sæti — “seat”
  5. inherited from sǣte
  6. inherited from sete
  7. compounded as back seat — “back + seat”
  8. suffixed as backseater — “back seat + er”

Definitions

  1. A navigator or other crewman who accompanies the pilot of an aircraft.

  2. Synonym of back-seat gamer.

  3. Someone who occupies a seat near the back of something.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA