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sitters-in

sitters-in is the plural of sitter-in.

Meaning of sitter-in

Noun

sitter-in (plural sitters-in)

  1. One who attends a class, meeting, etc.
  2. One who takes part in a sit-in protest.
    • Except for a few adult leaders like the Rev. Robert Williams, shown below conducting a strategy seminar, the sitters-in are youngsters like Virginius Bray Thornton who, at right, is leading a march through Petersburg.1960, LIFE, volume 49, number 12, page 42

Questions about sitters-in

What is sitters-in the plural of?
Sitters-in is the plural of sitter-in.

Words near sitters-in in the dictionary

  1. sitten down
  2. Sittenfeld
  3. sitter
  4. sitter-in
  5. sitters
  6. sitters-in
  7. sittest
  8. sitteth
  9. sittid
  10. sittids
  11. Sittig

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