1
: one that sits: such as
a
: a person who sits for a portrait or a bust
Usually commissioned by the sitters themselves, some images straddle the line between individual portrait and genre scene …—
Naomi Rosenblum
Naomi Rosenblum
b
: a person who takes care of someone or something in the place of a parent, owner, etc.
pet sitters
The next time you hire a sitter [=babysitter], remind your daughter what happened the last time and let her know that you are only a phone call away.—John Rosemond
see also house sitter
John Rosemond2
a
: an easy target
a sitter for enemy submarines
b
sports
: an easy scoring or fielding chance
… missed an absolute sitter in the 44th minute to keep the game scoreless.—Jamie Goldberg
Jamie GoldbergExamples of sitter in a Sentence
They hired a sitter so they could go out.
we'll be going to the movie if we can get a sitter for the kids
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Wanting to help her through this difficult time, a neighbor and friend, Taylor, gifted Violet a special keepsake in memory of Apollo.
Since Taylor moved in a few months ago, the two have become friends and each other's cat sitters, Violet told Newsweek via TikTok.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Editors’ Picks Image His paintings shifted attention to his sitters’ emotional lives, rather than their postures or sexuality.
—Nina Siegal, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The portraits play out as performances by the artist and the sitters.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Apolinario, meanwhile, has seen strong interest in another type of sitter—not for kids, but for dogs.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Editors’ Picks Image His paintings shifted attention to his sitters’ emotional lives, rather than their postures or sexuality.
—Nina Siegal, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The portraits play out as performances by the artist and the sitters.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Apolinario, meanwhile, has seen strong interest in another type of sitter—not for kids, but for dogs.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sitter
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“Sitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sitter. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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sitter
noun
sit·ter
ˈsit-ər 
: one that sits
especially
: a person who babysits
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