See more synonyms for sitter on Thesaurus.com- a person who sits.
- a brooding hen.
- a person who stays with young children while the parents go out; baby-sitter.
- a person who provides routine or custodial care temporarily or part-time, as for an elderly person or a pet whose owner is on vacation.
- Slang. the buttocks; rump.
Origin of sitter
Middle English word dating back to
1300–50; see origin at
sit1,
-er1 - Wil·lem de [wil-uh m duh] /ˈwɪl əm də/, 1872–1934, Dutch astronomer and mathematician.
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Related Words for sitter
custodian,
attendant,
superintendent,
sitter,
assistant,
therapist,
medic,
administrator,
supervisor,
chief,
curator,
director,
manager,
inspector,
controller,
warden,
keeper,
janitor,
steward,
overseer
Examples from the Web for sitter
Contemporary Examples of sitter
He wanted to design a seat that allowed its sitter to perch and pivot while chatting on the phone.
Samaras rarely got an outright “no” from a sitter, but some people kept postponing their appearances.
The recession means wives are under pressure from their husbands who tell them a sitter is now a luxury they can't afford.
Historical Examples of sitter
But they are not allowed to dispose of the portraits of others, without the sitter's permission.
For an illustration let us turn to the artist and his sitter.
Long and dreary may be the days of the sitter, but the hour of his reward will come at last.
Not only have I had a sitter for this picture, but he is alive and hearty at the hour I am writing.
But the first syllable of the sitter's name has been its only constant.
British Dictionary definitions for sitter- a person or animal that sits
- a person who is posing for his or her portrait to be painted, carved, etc
- a broody hen or other bird that is sitting on its eggs to hatch them
- (in combination) a person who looks after a specified person or thing for someone elseflat-sitter
- short for baby-sitter
- anyone, other than the medium, taking part in a seance
- anything that is extremely easy, such as an easy catch in cricket
- Willem de (ˈwɪləm də). 1872–1934, Dutch astronomer, who calculated the size of the universe and conceived of it as expanding
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Word Origin and History for sittern.c.1300, "one that sits," agent noun from sit (v.). As short for baby-sitter from 1937.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
