sitter

Meaning

  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. (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

Translations

Sitzende

brütender Vogel

άνθρωπος που ποζάρει

καθημένος

κλώσσα

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɪtə/
Etymology

In summary

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

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