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seater

seater

1 5.3
A person who holds an elected or official position in an organization
  • noun
  • /ˈsiːtər/
translation icon : titular
  • "Starting the teardrop," announced the left-seater, squinting at the only available approach plate.

But this pilot, his back seater, snaps a picture of it.

Examples

  • You need a right-seater.

    Need for Speed (2014)

  • A single-seater from Jaguar's struggle in Formula 1...

    Blog text (28)

  • You are the best right seater a man could ever have!

    Blog text (8)

  • So, is there anything else that right-seaters are supposed to do?

    Need for Speed (2014)

  • We don't want no cheap-seaters around the table.

    Coming Home (1978)

  • Okay, so you've never been a right-seater.

    Need for Speed (2014)

  • You have been my right seater for the equivalent of more than 27 round trips from San Diego to Bangor!

    Blog text (8)

  • With C.R. still trying to rewind the checklist, the left seater began the descent as directed.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Or how about Michael Schumacher's first single-seater racing car, a Kent-powered Formula Ford from 1988?

    Blog text (28)

  • As a trusted advisor, she was the right seater in the council meeting, guiding important decisions.

Synonyms

officeholder
vsseater
  • Formal
8 4.4

A person who has an official job with power and responsibility in a government or organization

occupies a specific position without stressing authority or responsibility
termer
vsseater
4 9.9

A person who holds a public office for a fixed time, for example in government

occupies a specific position without implying a fixed term
office-bearer
vsseater
  • UK
1 6.7

A person who has an official position in a club or organization

occupies a specific position often in public or elected posts
placeman
vsseater
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who gets a job because of connections rather than skill

occupies a specific position without implying appointment by patrons

Compounds

two-seater
5 3.4

A small car with seats for two people, like a sports car

Surface Forms

seater singular
seaters plural

Morphology

seater = seat (semi-transparent) = seat + er

The form clearly combines seat and -er, but the specialized sense of an elected or official post is only partly predictable for learners.

Etymology

The word seater comes from the simple word seat ('a place to sit') plus the ending -er ('one who'). So a seater can mean a person who occupies a seat or holds an official position, like someone 'sitting' in a post.