sidestepper

verb (used without object)

to step to one side.

to evade or avoid a decision, problem, or the like.

verb (used with object)

to avoid or dodge by stepping aside.

to evade or avoid (a decision, problem, or the like).

Origin:
1900–05, Americanism

Related forms

side·step·per, noun

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sidestep (ˈsaɪdˌstɛp)

—vb , -steps, -stepping, -stepped
1.	to step aside from or out of the way of (something)
2.	(tr) to dodge or circumvent

—n
3.	a movement to one side, as in dancing, boxing, etc

'sidestepper

—n

sidestep (ˈsaɪdˌstɛp)

—vb , -steps, -stepping, -stepped
1.	to step aside from or out of the way of (something)
2.	(tr) to dodge or circumvent

—n
3.	a movement to one side, as in dancing, boxing, etc

'sidestepper

—n

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Word Origin & History

sidestep

1789, from side (adj.) + step (n.). The verb is recorded from 1901; the fig. sense is attested from 1911.

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