CEFR B2

upstander

noun

Meaning

upstander means a person who stands up for something, as contrasted to a bystander who remains inactive. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses upstander to mean a person who stands up for something, as contrasted to a bystander who remains....
The teacher asked students to find upstander in the reading.

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upstander (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses upstander to mean a person who stands up for something, as contrasted to a bystander who remains....
The teacher asked students to find upstander in the reading.

How to Use upstander

a/the upstander (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a upstander."
upstander in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked upstander in context before translating it."

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