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sitter

[sit-er] / ˈsɪt ər /
NOUN
caretaker
Synonyms
STRONGEST
curator custodian janitor keeper superintendent supervisor warden
STRONG
concierge porter super
WEAK
baby sitter house-sitter watchperson
NOUN
custodian
Synonyms
STRONGEST
curator keeper overseer protector steward superintendent supervisor warden watchdog
STRONG
Cerberus bodyguard cleaner concierge escort guardian manager super
WEAK
baby sitter claviger cleaning person housesitter maintenance person swamper watchperson
NOUN
guardian
Synonyms
STRONG
Cerberus angel attendant baby-sitter champion chaperon chaperone conservator cop curator custodian defender escort guard keeper nurse overseer paladin patrol preserver safeguard sentinel shepherd sponsor superintendent supervisor trustee vigilante warden watchdog
WEAK
bird dog
NOUN
janitor
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attendant custodian superintendent
STRONG
caretaker concierge doorkeeper gatekeeper porter super sweeper
WEAK
cleaning person doorperson house sitter watchperson
NOUN
model
Synonyms
STRONG
dummy manikin mannequin nude subject
Antonyms
WEAK
photographer
NOUN
nurse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assistant attendant medic registered nurse therapist
STRONG
RN caretaker minder
WEAK
baby sitter foster parent nurse practitioner practical nurse wet nurse
NOUN
superintendent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administrator chief controller curator custodian director inspector manager supervisor
STRONG
boss caretaker conductor foreperson governor head overseer super
WEAK
head person straw boss zookeeper
Antonyms
STRONGEST
employee worker

Example Sentences

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If I have a sitter, I might go out to dinner.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

But first, how do we get from unemployed house sitter to impending Italian nuptials?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

It wasn't Nancy's fault that Johnny Kenny missed an easy chance or that Daizen Maeda spurned a sitter.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

He was fortunate to still be there after Harry Brook dropped a sitter in the slips, the latest in a long line of fielding blunders by England this series, before starting to play his shots.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

And nobody else was talking either; no mention about the laundry workers who appeared and disappeared; no mention about the sitter.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston