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单词 upstander
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upstandern.

Etymology: up- prefix 3e. Compare Icelandic upp-standari.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: upˈstander.
spec. One of two upright posts on a sledge.
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1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. x. 98 It has two standards, or, as we call them, ‘upstanders’.
1903 Peary in McClure's Mag. Feb. 419/2 I had scarcely time to seize the upstanders when my dogs were off.

Draft additions December 2016

U.S. A person who speaks or acts in support of a cause, esp. one who intervenes on behalf a person being attacked or bullied. Cf. to stand up for at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1.
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2002 S. Power in NPR Program Genocide in Mod. Times (transcript of radio interview) in Justwatch-L (Electronic mailing list) 31 May What's so extraordinary about a century of bystanding is the extent to which there have been upstanders.
2006 Jewish News (New Jersey) 4 May Each and every one of you has become an up-stander who takes responsibility to make change and pursue justice.
2010 N. Drew No kidding about Bullying Introd. 12/1 It [sc. the Dealing with Bullying section] also teaches kids what to do if they or others are bullied and shows how to be an upstander..when bullying takes place.
2014 Gaston (Gastonia, N. Carolina) Gaz. 10 Apr. 4 b She also comes to understand the importance of being an upstander, and speaks up for her friend, Elphaba—and for what's right.
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