Hand-sitter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hand-sitter is a noun meaning (idiomatic) A person who sits on their hands; one who dawdles or remains idle when action is needed.
Meaning
(idiomatic) A person who sits on their hands; one who dawdles or remains idle when action is needed.
More Meanings
- (idiomatic) An unenthusiastic or unresponsive member of an audience.
Example Sentences
They were such a responsive audience, for one thing, so unlike the academic hand-sitters he was used to, and they'd turned out in such large numbers, despite a heavy downpour, filling the basement of the First Presbyterian Church to capacity, even standing in the back and along the walls.
A key factor in Nelson Rockefeller's noncandidacy decision was the failure of the Republican governors—and leading liberal Republicans—to come out for him publicly after New Hampshire. There were personal telephone calls urging him to run, but that was all … Among the biggest hand-sitters was a former Republican governor […]
Word Forms
- hand-sitters
Synonyms for hand-sitter
Depending on context, synonyms include dawdler, deadbeat, dogfucker, do-naught, do-nothing, dosser.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include idler, sitter, house sitter, plantsitter, dogsitter, handwalker.
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