Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that remains on the sidelines; a nonparticipant.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sidewinder, sidewiper, or massasauga.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who stays on the
sidelines ; aspectator ornonparticipant . - noun US A
beekeeper , neither ahobbyist nor a fully-fledgedcommercial operator, for whom beekeeping is asecondary source ofincome .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Sideline reporter Pam Oliver is sharp, although that creates an unflattering contrast with Fox's other sideliner — Tony Siragusa.
Grading NFL coverage: Networks have room for improvement 2009
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Some nice writing and analysis but it is jarring as well to this sideliner.
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I like Edwards 'creativity, but all this is easy as a sideliner.
Edwards "We The People" Ad Remixed With Still More Voices Urging Congress To Stand Firm 2009
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Jones slammed into Torry Holt on an early sideliner.
USATODAY.com - Belichick befuddles Rams with mind games 2002
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Paul Hendricks rubbed his bald head and grinned in a way that attempted to prove him a disinterested sideliner.
The Planet Strappers Raymond Z. Gallun 1952
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Hill "Superbad" is endearing as an awkward sideliner learning to love his place in the world.
NY Daily News Joe Neumaier 2011
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If you exercise long enough, you'll likely encounter a nasty sideliner that could derail your program.
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Jasmine has a pretty voice, but she needs to be a sideliner back-up singer instead of a headliner.
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"The right to criticize is also an obligation to know what you are talking about." sideliner wrote on Feb 27, 2009 5: 08 PM:
unknown title 2009
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Pull in the sideliner; doing that encourages everyone
Recently Uploaded Slideshows shawnlgrubb 2009
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