Thesaurus results for SITTERS

sitters

noun

plural of sitter

as in nannies

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 sitters Many of the old tree sitters — white-haired and brimming with stories of Bari — have come out of the woodwork for the latest battle. —

Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026 In the midday heat, the group returns home to nurse the babies and swap sitters for the afternoon. —

Big Think, 8 May 2026 Artists in the 18th century would often include a person of color, who would sometimes be imaginary, in their portraits of wealthy white sitters to embellish the painting and highlight the high status of the main subject, according to the researchers. —

Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 8 May 2026 The first show is a group show, featuring my personal highlight, some of Steven Shearer’s epic photos of his sitters. —

Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 5 May 2026 Until now, this left historians to rely on inscriptions from 18th-century copies of Holbein originals to identify the drawings’ sitters. —

Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026 Even as late as 1776, there were Americans who remained fence-sitters, uncertain about the risks of a total break with the British Empire. —

Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026 Finding dedicated tree-sitters, ones who would come back, even once the novelty had worn off and the legal risk began mounting, was a challenge. —

Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 The concierge can also coordinate sitters or walkers for an additional fee. —

Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026

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Moving between Lucila’s dating life, her job as au pair, her second gig as a food delivery driver, and the community of Latin American nannies that forms her social circle, the film is left with little time to fully establish the contours of her family situation.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 May 2026
Certain students in Work Experience Education programs — or those working as personal attendants such as babysitters or nannies — may be allowed to work up to eight hours on a school day.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026