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What does upstander mean?

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Noun
  1. A person who stands up for something, as contrasted to a bystander who remains inactive.
  2. (archaic) One of the upright handlebars on a traditional Inuit sled.
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In response to a question from a student about what more they can do to help, Zuckerberg told him to be an upstander.
So, were it not summer, today I'd be teaching young kids just starting to use the Internet how to be an upstander.
The objective is to create an upstander culture, an anti-bullying phrase used to encourage students not to be a bystander when they witness cyberbullying, but rather to speak up or notify an adult.
Specifically, as an upstander, you have to first assess the situation through x-ray eyes to see the unseen and that which is obvious.
With quick presence of mind, Ootah grasped the rear upstander of the sled, which had begun to slide to and fro, and planted his harpoon in the ice.

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