11 definitions found for sitter

Sitter SIT'TER, n. [from sit.]
1. One that sits. The Turks are great sitters.
2. A bird that sits or incubates.

Sitter n 1: Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934) [syn: Sitter, Willem de Sitter] 2: an organism (person or animal) that sits [ant: stander] 3: a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home [syn: babysitter, baby-sitter, sitter] 4: a person who poses for a painter or sculptor [syn: artist's model, sitter] 5: a domestic hen ready to brood [syn: brood hen, broody, broody hen, setting hen, sitter]

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sitter triste stirte streit tretis

sitter ˈsɪtə See: ON THE FENCE also FENCE-SITTER.

Sitter biographical name Willem de 1872-1934 Dutch astronomer

sitter noun Date: 14th century one that sits: as a. a person who sits for a portrait or a bust b. a person who babysits

sitter
n.
1 a person who sits, esp. for a portrait.
2 = BABYSITTER (see BABYSIT).
3 colloq. a an easy catch or shot. b an easy task.
4 a sitting hen.

sitter (sitters) A sitter is the same as a babysitter. N-COUNT

sitter ˈsɪtə n. 1 a person who sits, esp. for a portrait. 2 = BABYSITTER (see BABYSIT). 3 colloq. a an easy catch or shot. b an easy task. 4 a sitting hen.

Sitter Sit"ter, n. 1. One who sits; esp., one who sits for a portrait or a bust. 2. A bird that sits or incubates.