A person or state remaining neutral in a controversy, dispute, war, etc., or a ship belonging to a neutral state, etc.

One who is neutral or unconcerned, esp. in religion or politics; a neutral; an apathetic person.¶ Hence, as a quasi-proper name, John Indifferent.

A person who remains neutral in controversy or dispute, or favours neither of two opposed views. (archaic or historical in later use.)

A person who maintains an attitude of neutrality between competing theories, ideas, etc. (in early use spec. in matters of religion); esp. an…

A person who adopts a neutral attitude. Obsolete. rare.

One who hangs between; one who belongs to neither of two parties. (In quot. 1647 with play on Independent.) Obsolete.

A neutral. (Cf. by-lier n. at by-, comb._form affix 2b(a)(ii).)

a gladiator; U.S., one who practises ‘sitting on the fence’, who avoids taking a side in an issue.

One who or something which straddles.

A person who or group of people which is not partisan.

one who ‘sits on the fence’.