all-seater

noun

all-seat·​er (ˈ)ȯl-¦sē-tər 

plural all-seaters

British

: a stadium or arena that provides seating for all spectators and offers no standing room

… all-seaters should give clubs greater control over who occupies which part of the ground.

—Nick Hornby, Fever Pitch, 1992

And then football clubs started to be more family and female friendly, turning their stadiums into all-seaters and discouraging the macho culture of the terraces.

—Daily Mail (London), 17 June 2010

all-seater adjective

an all-seater stadium

… the stadium must be all-seater and have at least a 30,000 capacity

—Derby Evening Telegraph, 3 June 2010

Word History

Etymology

all seats + -er entry 2

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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