sitters

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 First exhibited in Italy, these paintings and prints match the exuberance of their sitters with kaleidoscopic colors; their transfers appear enlivened by Warhol’s generous brush or swaths of garish collage. Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024 This tells us that there’s a tremendous perception gap to bridge, and shoppers need help crossing it to make an electric vehicle a real option for fence-sitters. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024 Tom Carpenter Arranging kennels or pet sitters can be a costly hassle for those leaving pets behind at home. Josh Feldman, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024 For one thing, arranging kennels or pet sitters can be a costly hassle for those leaving animals behind. Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024 These fence sitters, however, have a stake in maintaining the nuclear taboo. Richard K. Betts, Foreign Affairs, 4 July 2022

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“Sitters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sitters. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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