stand-out en · ADJ
Etymology
Deverbal from stand out.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of standout.
alt of standout
Luiz was Chelsea's stand-out performer, although Ferguson also had a case when he questioned how the £21m defender escaped a red card after the break for a hack at Rooney, with the Brazilian having already been booked.
2011 March 1, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC:This is the stand-out lesson of Carmont. We MUST respond to extreme weather not only much more rapidly, but also on a more granular basis.
2022 March 23, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Drains, trains and Control”, in RAIL, number 953, page 3: