sitter

as in nurse
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 sitter Marko Arnautovic missed his knockdown, a relative sitter, and then had another goal disallowed. James Horncastle, New York Times, 19 May 2025 Who bought popcorn and a drink, booked a sitter and carpooled, and stood in the lobby afterwards and talked and made a friend. Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 13 May 2025 And, when the project has wound down, bikers and walkers and sitters enjoy the view from a new boardwalk, enjoy access to the beach from a new walkway, even as a bulldozer, still on duty, is raking sand along the coastline. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2025 The vulnerability was mutual, extending to both artist and sitter. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sitter
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Noun
  • Several students suffered minor injuries on Wednesday and were treated by the school nurse.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2025
  • According to at least two of his friends, Philadelphia attorney Thomas Donaldson and nurse Elizabeth Keller, this was Whitman’s favorite photograph.
    Trevin Corsiglia, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Accommodations range from 21 airy beachfront villas with private pools and tropical walled gardens,to five hilltop, three-to-five-bedroom grand residences featuring sprawling outdoor living spaces and spectacular views from sunrise to sunset, along with a personal golf buggy, butler, and nanny.
    Alexandra Kirkman, Robb Report, 29 May 2025
  • This is the nanny state at its worst; this is big government at its worst.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025

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“Sitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sitter. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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