stander noun. ['standǝ] ME.
[from STAND verb + -ER¹.]
1. An upright support; a supporting pillar, stem, etc. Also, a candlestick. obsolete exc. Scot. (now rare). ME.

2. a. A person who stands. LME.
b. In full old stander. A person of long standing in a profession, place, etc.; an old hand, an old resident. Cf. STANDARD noun 21b. Now rare or obsolete. L16.

3. A pan or barrel set on end; dial. = STANDARD noun 19. rare. LME.

4. A tree left standing for timber. Cf. STANDEL, STANDARD noun 14a. M16-E18.

Comb.:
stander-by (now rare) a person who stands by, esp. a person who looks on and does not interfere or participate; a casual spectator, a bystander.

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