house sitter
- a word derived from housesit.
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Hardy told police she met Engeland months ago through a Craigslist post for a house sitter and that they were friends, according to the court documents.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Saturday that authorities were investigating the circumstances surrounding Carter’s death after receiving a call from a house sitter who found him unresponsive in a bathtub.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2022
Jack also has a nose for trouble and proves to be a disastrous house sitter, yet remains so endearing that Lee can’t quite shake him as her friend.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2018
According to a Washington Post profile, in recent years Judge has juggled writing with working in a record store, a liquor store and as a substitute teacher and house sitter.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 26, 2018
One of Woolner’s cousins, a Washington lawyer, employs Maggie both at her office and as a house sitter.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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When he returned, exhausted and abuzz, he found that a ceramicist friend who had been serving as his house-sitter had painted over the dragon in his own mosaic style as a “gift” for Page.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 30, 2018
Eliminate the latter by using a web security camera as a house-sitter, keeping you connected to your home, no matter where you go.
From Time ● Jul. 6, 2015
Ruth was looking for a house-sitter for six weeks and I needed somewhere to write The Passion.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 1, 2013