sideliner

English

Etymology

sideline +‎ -er

Noun

sideliner (plural sideliners)

1. One who stays on the sidelines; a spectator or nonparticipant.
   • 1936, American Sociological Review, volume 61, page 135:

     The result is more dissent because successful collective action sustains the involvement of old participants while convincing sideliners of the usefulness of protest and ensuring their future participation […]

   • 2007 January 18, Abby Ellin, “Hard, Easy or Just Right?”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     It’s a bold statement (not to mention a cliché), but Mr. Cardiello, who created this high-energy workout to bring football to sideliners, isn’t afraid to be bold: he is a private trainer for N.F.L. players and former conditioning coach in the Arena Football League.

2. (US) A beekeeper, neither a hobbyist nor a fully-fledged commercial operator, for whom beekeeping is a secondary source of income.

Anagrams

• line-dries, linesider