pole-sitter

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English

Noun

pole-sitter (plural pole-sitters)

  1. Alternative form of polesitter
    • 2012 May 13, Andrew Benson, “Williams's Pastor Maldonado takes landmark Spanish Grand Prix win”, in BBC Sport:
      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.
  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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