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pole-sitter

pole-sitter noun: someone who sits on a pole for an extended period of time, following the fad begun in 1924 by Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly; a flagpole sitter. Also the alternative form of polesitter.

Noun

pole-sitter (plural pole-sitters)

  1. Someone who sits on a pole for an extended period of time, following the fad begun in 1924 by Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly; a flagpole sitter.

Also used as

pole-sitter is also the alternative form of polesitter.

Forms of pole-sitter

pluralpole-sitters

Questions about pole-sitter

What does pole-sitter mean?
Pole-sitter means someone who sits on a pole for an extended period of time, following the fad begun in 1924 by Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly; a flagpole sitter.
What part of speech is pole-sitter?
Pole-sitter is a noun.
What is the plural of pole-sitter?
The plural of pole-sitter is pole-sitters.

Words near pole-sitter in the dictionary

  1. pole-plates
  2. pole-ring
  3. pole-rings
  4. pole-screen
  5. pole-screens
  6. pole-sitter
  7. pole-sitters
  8. pole-smoker
  9. pole-smokers
  10. pole-socket
  11. pole-sockets

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