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sit·ter 
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Audio Help [sit-er] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a person who sits. |
| 2. | a brooding hen. |
| 3. | a person who stays with young children while the parents go out; baby-sitter. |
| 4. | a person who provides routine or custodial care temporarily or part-time, as for an elderly person or a pet whose owner is on vacation. |
| 5. | Slang. the buttocks; rump. |
| Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
sitter
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Sit·ter
Audio Help [sit-er] Pronunciation Key
Audio Help [sit-er] Pronunciation Key –noun
| Wil·lem de
Audio Help [wil-uhm duh] Pronunciation Key, 1872–1934, Dutch astronomer and mathematician. |
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| sit·ter
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| Sit·ter
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Dutch astronomer noted for his work on cosmology and relativity. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| sitter | |
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| 1. | Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934) |
| 2. | an organism (person or animal) that sits [ant: stander] |
| 3. | a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home [syn: babysitter] |
| 4. | a person who poses for a painter or sculptor [syn: artist's model] |
| 5. | a domestic hen ready to brood [syn: brood hen] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
ˈsitter1 noun
a person who poses for a portrait etc
ˈsitter2 noun
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a baby-sitter
See also: sit-in, sitting, sitting-room, sit, sit back, sit down, sit out, sit tight, sit up, sitting target, sitting duck
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Sitter
Sit"ter\, n. 1. One who sits; esp., one who sits for a portrait or a bust. 2. A bird that sits or incubates.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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