backseater

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/ˈbækˌsitɚ/

noun

A navigator, WSO, RIO, or, other crewman, who accompanies the pilot of an aircraft.

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Meanings

nounbackseater (plural backseaters)

plural backseaters · alternative back seater · alternative back-seater

  1. informalgovernmentA navigator, WSO, RIO, or, other crewman, who accompanies the pilot of an aircraft.
  2. Internetvideo gamesSynonym of back-seat gamer.

    Synonyms: back-seat gamer

  3. Someone who occupies a seat near the back of something.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of back-seat gamer.

Similar
back-seat gamer
Similar
rearseater
Narrower
trunk monkey
Also see
gib

Origin

From back seat + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

backseater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backseater

MLA

“backseater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backseater. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backseater,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backseater.

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