sitter
Meaning
- Someone who sits, e.g. for a portrait.
- One employed to watch or tend something; a babysitter, housesitter, petsitter, etc.
- A participant in a séance.
- A broody hen.
- (slang) A very easy scoring chance.
Synonyms
brood hen
broody hen
setting hen
artist’s model
sitting hen
brooby
sitter-in
brooding-hen
broody-hen
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɪtə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English sitter, sittere, syttare, equivalent to sit + -er.
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