sitter

«sitter» in Mova's school dictionary: a babysitter: someone who looks after children while… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a sitter, sitters)

meaning for a pupil

1) A sitter is a babysitter: someone who looks after children while their parents are out. tree →

2) A sitter is someone who looks after a pet or a house while the owners are away (pet sitter, house sitter). tree →

3) A sitter is a person who sits still to be painted or photographed. tree →

4) In sports, a sitter is a very easy chance to score. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life a sitter is a trusted adult or teenager who looks after children; safety rules still apply. In football commentary «he missed a sitter» means a very easy goal chance was missed. Phrases: «babysitter», «pet sitter», «house sitter», «miss a sitter».

examples

• Our sitter reads us a story before bed. tree →
• Mum and Dad went out and the sitter stayed with us. tree →
• We hired a pet sitter to feed the cat. tree →
• The painter asked the sitter to stay still. tree →
• He missed a sitter right in front of the goal! tree →
• The house sitter watered the plants while we were away. tree →

note

Countable: sitter, sitters. Double «t». Most often short for «babysitter». A child should know their address and an emergency number even when a sitter is there.

In the corpora

• Pets cannot be left alone for days, so a trusted person or pet sitter looks after them during holidays.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sitter» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.