Definition of SITTER

sitter

Meanings

Plural: sitters

Noun

  • Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934)
  • an organism (person or animal) that sits
  • a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
  • a person who poses for a painter or sculptor
  • a domestic hen ready to brood
  • 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.
  • A very easy scoring chance.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

artist's model, baby-sitter, babysitter, brood hen, broody, broody hen, setting hen, Willem de Sitter

Antonyms

stander

Scrabble Score: 6

sitter is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sitter is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sitter is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

sitter is a valid Words With Friends word