sitter

[ sit-er ]
/ ˈsɪt ər /
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noun

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.

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Origin of sitter

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at sit1, -er1

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Definition for sitter (2 of 2)

Sitter
[ sit-er ]
/ ˈsɪt ər /

noun

Wil·lem de [wil-uh m duh] /ˈwɪl əm də/,1872–1934, Dutch astronomer and mathematician.
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Words related to sitter

custodian, attendant, superintendent, assistant, therapist, medic, administrator, supervisor, chief, curator, director, manager, inspector, controller, warden, keeper, janitor, steward, overseer, protector

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British Dictionary definitions for sitter (1 of 2)

sitter
/ (ˈsɪtə) /

noun

British Dictionary definitions for sitter (2 of 2)

Sitter
/ (ˈsɪtə) /

noun

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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