Meaning of upstander | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person who stands up for something, as contrasted to a bystander who remains inactive.
2. One of the upright handlebars on a traditional Inuit sled.
   archaic

Examples

“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.”

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