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
The first show is a group show, featuring my personal highlight, some of Steven Shearer’s epic photos of his sitters.
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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
There were no sitters within that catalogue of misses — nothing toe-curling or likely to do a million views on YouTube — but his profligacy allowed Dortmund to escape with a 2-1 win.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
When staffing is limited, technology can help maintain capacity by enabling remote nursing support and virtual sitters.
—David Chou, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
There is a site called Rover that provides pet sitters.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
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
There were no sitters within that catalogue of misses — nothing toe-curling or likely to do a million views on YouTube — but his profligacy allowed Dortmund to escape with a 2-1 win.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
When staffing is limited, technology can help maintain capacity by enabling remote nursing support and virtual sitters.
—David Chou, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
There is a site called Rover that provides pet sitters.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sitters
Noun
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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
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Then there came a long line of nannies who couldn’t manage more than a few weeks, or even just a few days, with me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The giant operating room, with its other-worldly machines and too many doctors and nurses to count, lay on the other side of two glass doors, and next to me seven more nurses and doctors were scrubbing in.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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For the 21st consecutive year, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is celebrating 10 of the region’s best nurses and one outstanding nurse leader.—
Nancy Badertscher,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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“Sitters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sitters. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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