standee
3 synonyms for standee, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A large free-standing cardboard display, often a life-size cutout of a person or character, used to advertise a film or product in a cinema or shop.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
cutout
cardboard cutout
How to use standee
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
cinema standee
cardboard standee
life-size standee
standing room and standees
The cardboard-display sense dominates in marketing, cinema and collecting. The passenger sense is technical transport vocabulary.
Etymology
From stand plus the suffix -ee, on the pattern of words like employee and attendee.
Full origin of standee →Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a standee and a poster?
A poster is flat and mounted on a wall. A standee is rigid and free-standing, usually with a folding foot or brace at the back so it can be placed on the floor of a foyer or aisle.
Are cinema standees valuable?
Some are. Large multi-piece cutouts for major releases are produced in small numbers and destroyed after the run, so surviving ones in good condition can be sought after by film-memorabilia collectors.
