Hillite
/ˈhɪlʌɪt
/noun Australian informal
A spectator who watches a sporting event from a seating area which consists of an uncovered slope: he walked to his fielding position in front of the Hillites...
- No jeering from the usually super-caustic Hillites at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
- Once when he was in the outfield with his back to the Hillites, an untoward and over-beered barracker made insulting remarks about his size.
- An icy gale sent Hillites stampeding across the field.
Origin
Early 20th century: from the Australian sense of hill 'an uncovered area of rising ground for spectators at a sporting event' + -ite1.