Sitter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsɪtə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sitter is a noun meaning Someone who sits, e.g. for a portrait.
Meaning
Someone who sits, e.g. for a portrait.
More Meanings
- One employed to watch or tend something; a babysitter, housesitter, petsitter, etc.
- A sitting room.
- A participant in a séance.
- A broody hen.
- (soccer, snooker, cricket, slang) A very easy scoring chance.
- Someone who accompanies a person who is taking a psychedelic drug, to provide reassurance in case of a bad trip.
Example Sentences
How could he miss that? It was an absolute sitter!
It's always such a pain to get a sitter on short notice.
"The sitters had better just take their own places," said the medium.
Aaron Ramsey, a hero last season against Hull, missed a sitter at the end of normal time that would have made the game safe and must have been relieved that his shot against a post from four yards out did not cost his side more dearly.
Word Forms
- sitters
Synonyms for sitter
Depending on context, synonyms include babysitter.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include babysitter, bearer, keeper, guardian, warden, keep.
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