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.

Words nearby sitter

sitotoxin, sitotropism, sitsang, sittella, sitten, sitter, sitting, sitting bull, sitting duck, sitting on a powder keg, sitting pretty

Origin of sitter

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

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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Examples from the Web for sitter

He wanted to design a seat that allowed its sitter to perch and pivot while chatting on the phone.
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Samaras rarely got an outright “no” from a sitter, but some people kept postponing their appearances.
VIP Portrait Show|Judith H. Dobrzynski|November 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The recession means wives are under pressure from their husbands who tell them a sitter is now a luxury they can't afford.
Recession Marriage Wars|Diane Clehane|March 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
There is no affectation in the expression or the pose of the sitter, it is quite easy and natural, and beautifully simple.
Tales of the Wonder Club|M. Y. Halidom (pseud. Dryasdust)

But they are not allowed to dispose of the portraits of others, without the sitter's permission.
The Film of Fear|Arnold Fredericks
The sitter is very seldom conscious of anything approaching it.
The Unpopular Review, Volume II Number 3|Various
So obliging a sitter could nowhere else be found; and thus it is that there is such a large collection of his self-made portraits.
Rembrandt|Estelle M. Hurll
This apparatus may also be used in the following manner: Roll up your sleeves and exhibit your hands to the sitter.
Hours with the Ghosts or, Nineteenth Century Witchcraft|Henry Ridgely Evans

British Dictionary definitions for sitter (1 of 2)

sitter

/ (ˈsɪtə) /

noun

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

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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British Dictionary definitions for sitter (2 of 2)

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