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
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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
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Examples 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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Designed with the warmth of a human embrace in mind, the Bracci’s curved and cushioned back invites its sitter to lean in and stay for awhile.
—Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
Few Sargent sitters seem completely at home there, though not so distressed as to up and leave.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Her sitters are often depicted with far-away eyes, a combination of the religious images painted by her beloved Italian Renaissance and Mannerist artists and contemporary Hollywood studio photography–think Marlene Dietrich.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Each representation of these sitters’ pictures them in ways that help further their causes.
—Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
Few Sargent sitters seem completely at home there, though not so distressed as to up and leave.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Her sitters are often depicted with far-away eyes, a combination of the religious images painted by her beloved Italian Renaissance and Mannerist artists and contemporary Hollywood studio photography–think Marlene Dietrich.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Each representation of these sitters’ pictures them in ways that help further their causes.
—Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Sitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sitter. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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sitter
noun
sit·ter
ˈsit-ər 
: one that sits
especially
: a person who babysits
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