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house sitter

  • a word derived from housesit.
    housesit
    verb (used without object)
    to take care of a house or residence while the owner or occupant is temporarily away, especially by living in it.
house-sitter
  • a word derived from house-sit.
    house-sit
    verb
    to live in and look after a house during the absence of its owner or owners
  • a word derived from housesit.
    housesit
    verb (used without object)
    to take care of a house or residence while the owner or occupant is temporarily away, especially by living in it.

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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

“Pool Boy” A house sitter makes a connection with a pool cleaner at a schmancy residence up on Mulholland Drive in this site-specific tale staged by Lost Angels Theatre Company.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2021

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

I’d lived in Portland for a while after college, and some acquaintances there needed a house sitter.

From The New Yorker ● Feb. 5, 2017

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

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

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