English Explanatory Dictionary

sitter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who sits, e.g. for a portrait.
  2. One employed to watch or tend something; a babysitter, housesitter, petsitter, etc.
  3. A sitting room.
  4. A participant in a séance.
  5. A broody hen.
  6. A very easy scoring chance.
  7. Someone who accompanies a person who is taking a psychedelic drug, to provide reassurance in case of a bad trip.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A river in north-east Switzerland, a tributary of the Thur.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪtə/ /ˈsɪtɚ/ [ˈsɪɾɚ] En-au-sitter.ogg

Word forms

sitter sitters

Etymology

From Middle English sitter, sittere, syttare, equivalent to sit + -er.

Related words

Irish setter seater setter sitting duck

Derived words

aisle sitter babysitter bedsitter bed-sitter birdsitter bysitter catsitter childsitter dogsitter facesitter fence-sitter fence sitter granny-sitter hand-sitter homesitter house-sitter house sitter nonsitter petsitter pigsitter polesitter pole-sitter puppysitter sitter-in tailsitter teen-sitter trip sitter window sitter
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