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FENCE-SITTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fence-sitter mean?
• FENCE-SITTER (noun)
The noun FENCE-SITTER has 1 sense:
1. a person who won't take sides in a controversy
Familiarity information: FENCE-SITTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who won't take sides in a controversy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("fence-sitter" is a kind of...):
neutral (one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute)
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