How do you use the word "sitter" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "sitter": Did Tom and Mary find a sitter for John? I've been told that you were looking for a sitter.

Sitter Meaning

/ˈsɪtə/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounSomeone who sits, e.g. for a portrait.

nounOne employed to watch or tend something; a babysitter, housesitter, petsitter, etc.

Sentence Examples

Did Tom and Mary find a sitter for John?

I've been told that you were looking for a sitter.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

babysitter

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

We hired a baby ____ to watch the children while we went out.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

We hired a baby ____ to watch the children while we went out for dinner.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English sitter, sittere, syttare, equivalent to sit + -er.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"The photograph caused a stir last week because it was shortlisted for the National Portrait Gallery’s prestigious Taylor Wessing prize, despite the rule that “all photographs must have been taken by the entrant from life and with a living sitter”. However realistic Erica may be, and to me she looks more like a sex doll than a real person, she was certainly not a living sitter." — 2017 September 10, Nigel Warburton, “What does a portrait of Erica the android tell us about being human?”, in The Observer:

"Those domestic worries came through in pop-culture depictions of the sitter. In the midst of the 1960s sexual revolution, she was often portrayed as a temptress, seducing fathers when mom was away; in the ’70s, she started showing up in horror movies, trapped with a killer in the house and kids to protect[…]" — 2024 March 19, Faith Hill, “Don’t Tell America the Babysitter’s Dead”, in The Atlantic:

""The sitters had better just take their own places," said the medium." — 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

"Aaron Ramsey, a hero last season against Hull, missed a sitter at the end of normal time that would have made the game safe and must have been relieved that his shot against a post from four yards out did not cost his side more dearly." — 2015 April 18, Paul Wilson, The Guardian:

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