Thesaurus results for SITTER

sitter

noun

ˈsi-tər

as in nanny

a person employed to care for a young child or children we'll be going to the movie if we can get a sitter for the kids

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Recent Examples of sitter The concierge can also coordinate sitters or walkers for an additional fee. —

Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026 No Daytona 500 pole-sitter has won since Dale Jarrett in 2000, which is why clean air matters less than clean decisions once the draft starts doing its math. —

Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026 The 41-car field will be led by first-time Daytona 500 pole-sitter Kyle Busch in Row 1 with Chase Briscoe, who won the pole in 2025. —

Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2026 Its loose brushstrokes and the sitter’s deep gaze appeared unusually contemporary. —

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sitter

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Samantha Scott, a nanny employed by Serafini and Erin Spohr to watch their two young children, pleaded guilty to being an accessory to the crimes.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Eugenie was spotted with her husband Jack Brooksbank, their sons August and Ernest and their nanny, perusing the menu at the restaurant.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026