FENCESITTER
Dictionary entry overview: What does fencesitter mean? • FENCESITTER (noun)
The noun FENCESITTER has 1 sense:
1. a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
Familiarity information: FENCESITTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FENCESITTER (noun)
Meaning:
A neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
fencesitter; independent; mugwump
Hypernyms ("fencesitter" is a kind of...):
individualist (a person who pursues independent thought or action)
Domain category:
government; political science; politics (the study of government of states and other political units)
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