sideliner

noun

Etymology

From sideline + -er.

  1. derived from linea
  2. derived from ligne
  3. derived from *līno-
  4. inherited from *līną
  5. inherited from *līnǭ
  6. inherited from *līnā
  7. inherited from līne
  8. inherited from line
  9. compounded as sideline — “side + line
  10. suffixed as sideliner — “sideline + er

Definitions

  1. One who stays on the sidelines

    One who stays on the sidelines; a spectator or nonparticipant.

    • The result is more dissent because successful collective action sustains the involvement of old participants while convincing sideliners of the usefulness of protest and ensuring their future participation […]
  2. A beekeeper, neither a hobbyist nor a fully-fledged commercial operator, for whom…

    A beekeeper, neither a hobbyist nor a fully-fledged commercial operator, for whom beekeeping is a secondary source of income.

  3. One who sidelines or marginalizes something.

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