house sitter
noun
: a person who occupies a dwelling to provide security and maintenance while the tenant is away
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According to Justine, after her mother disappeared, the house sitter also began getting rid of some of Nancy’s belongings.
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Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024
Justine describes the relationship with the house sitter as a casual dating situation.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024
Possibilities range from freelance work to part-time jobs as a tutor, a delivery driver, a house sitter, a dog walker or something else.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
That’s when a text message arrived from our house sitter, informing me that my pet turkey had gone missing.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
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Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024
Justine describes the relationship with the house sitter as a casual dating situation.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024
Possibilities range from freelance work to part-time jobs as a tutor, a delivery driver, a house sitter, a dog walker or something else.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
That’s when a text message arrived from our house sitter, informing me that my pet turkey had gone missing.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
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“House sitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20sitter. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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