1
: one that sits: such as
a
: a person who sits for a portrait or a bust
Usually commissioned by the sitters themselves, some images straddle the line between individual portrait and genre scene …—
Naomi Rosenblum
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b
: a person who takes care of someone or something in the place of a parent, owner, etc.
pet sitters
The next time you hire a sitter [=babysitter], remind your daughter what happened the last time and let her know that you are only a phone call away.—John Rosemond
see also house sitter
John Rosemond2
a
: an easy target
a sitter for enemy submarines
b
sports
: an easy scoring or fielding chance
… missed an absolute sitter in the 44th minute to keep the game scoreless.—Jamie Goldberg
Jamie GoldbergExamples of sitter in a Sentence
They hired a sitter so they could go out.
we'll be going to the movie if we can get a sitter for the kids
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Dog Walking Another fantastic side hustle idea that doesn’t require extensive expertise at all is becoming a pet sitter or dog walker.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
In the end, pole sitter Lando Norris claimed victory, followed by Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Mercedes driver George Russell in third.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
That’s all well and good for the strapping extroverts, the clown-class veterans and the front-row-comedy sitters, but what about the rest of us?
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
The same night Elizabeth appeared on TV in an effort to find her name and her family, a Miami Beach baby sitter called police to report another child left by his mother.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Wells, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
In the end, pole sitter Lando Norris claimed victory, followed by Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Mercedes driver George Russell in third.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
That’s all well and good for the strapping extroverts, the clown-class veterans and the front-row-comedy sitters, but what about the rest of us?
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
The same night Elizabeth appeared on TV in an effort to find her name and her family, a Miami Beach baby sitter called police to report another child left by his mother.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Sitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sitter. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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sitter
noun
sit·ter
ˈsit-ər 
: one that sits
especially
: a person who babysits
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