pole-sitter

noun

Someone who sits on a pole for an extended period of time, following the fad begun in 1924 by Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly; a flagpole sitter.

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Meanings

nounpole-sitter (plural pole-sitters)

plural pole-sitters

  1. alternativeAlternative form of polesitter.

    Alonso, who started second, beat pole-sitter Maldonado into the first corner and led through the first pit-stop period, after which he had a 3.4-second lead on lap 12.

    2012 May 13, Andrew Benson, “Williams's Pastor Maldonado takes landmark Spanish Grand Prix win”, in BBC Sport
  2. Someone who sits on a pole for an extended period of time, following the fad begun in 1924 by Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly; a flagpole sitter.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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