sitter-inn.

Brit.

/ˌsɪtərˈɪn/, U.S.

/ˌsɪdərˈɪn/

Inflections: Plural sitters-in.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sitter n.¹, in adv.

Etymology: < sitter n.¹ + in adv., after to sit in at sit v. Phrasal verbs 1 and (in sense 4) also sit-in n. With sense 4 compare earlier sit-inner n.

1. A participant in a card game. Now rare.Often figurative as part of an extended metaphor.

ΚΠ

1913 T. W. Lawson in Everybody's Mag. Feb. 208/1 An elaborate..mechanism for concentrating the savings of the people in the hands of a few unscrupulous manipulators, that each sitter-in in the crooked game may pile them as chips in front of him.

1920 Printers' Ink Monthly Aug. 50/1 The United States is comparatively a new sitter-in at the game. But you already know the meaning of the cards, and I can pay you this sincere compliment: you're mighty apt pupils.

1934 B. Braley Pegasus pulls Hack xxiii. 140 Franklin P. Adams..was an occasional sitter-in.

2. A musician who plays or sings with a band, esp. a jazz band, of which he or she is not a regular member. Cf. to sit in 1b at sit v. Phrasal verbs 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > [noun] > member(s) of orchestra or band > member of band > supporting musician

sideman1919

sitter-in1938

sidesman1971

1938 Vogue 1 Dec. 97/1 Bobby Hackett's band is a free-for-all, a haven for sitters-in.

1968 Blues Unlimited Dec. 12 Jake recorded with his current group..plus assorted sitters-in.

1988 L. O. Koch Yardbird Suite 148 DeFranco was a frequent sitter-in at The Roost and had been working with George Shearing during the last of 1948.

2014 Chester Chron. (Nexis) 1 May 44 Admission prices for the jam session are £6.50, concessions £5.50, with a special rate of £3 for sitters-in and school children.

3. A babysitter. Cf. sitter n.¹ 2b(d). Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > one who looks after > child-minder or baby-sitter

minder1692

baby-minder1856

babysitter1937

childminder1941

sitter1943

sitter-in1946

1946 Manch. Guardian 14 Feb. 6/4 The provision of ‘sitters-in’ to enable husband and wife to spend an occasional evening out together.

1951 M. Kennedy Lucy Carmichael vii. iv. 330 ‘We shan't even be able to go to the club.’ ‘We'll get a sitter-in for them.’

1960 Guardian 30 Dec. 10/5 The husband..[acted] as the sitter-in when his wife was on evening shift.

4. A participant in a sit-in strike or demonstration; = sit-inner n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > militancy > [noun] > militant person > protester or demonstrator > types of protester or demonstrator

counterprotester1863

hunger-marcher1908

peace marcher1918

sit-downer1936

sit-inner1936

protest marcher1947

sitter1960

freedom rider1961

sit-in1961

sitter-in1961

live-in1964

protest singer1966

1961 Daily Herald (Biloxi, Mississippi) 4 July 1/1 The counters were closed immediately when groups of Negroes entered the stores and took seats. The sitters-in departed after short stays.

1976 J. I. M. Stewart Memorial Service vi. 92 There would be eruptions. ‘Demos’ would be held, buildings sat in by sitters-in.

1994 P. Theroux Translating LA x. 229 The mother..stringing banners from the oppressive English oaks outside University Hall, which sitters-in would have renamed Cuchulain Hall.

2007 H. Kunzru My Revolutions 72 I knelt under that same banner to have my picture taken for the newspaper, along with all the other sitters-in.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sitter-in
释义	sitter-inn. Brit. /ˌsɪtərˈɪn/, U.S. /ˌsɪdərˈɪn/ Inflections: Plural sitters-in. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sitter n.¹, in adv. Etymology: < sitter n.¹ + in adv., after to sit in at sit v. Phrasal verbs 1 and (in sense 4) also sit-in n. With sense 4 compare earlier sit-inner n. 1. A participant in a card game. Now rare.Often figurative as part of an extended metaphor. ΚΠ 1913 T. W. Lawson in Everybody's Mag. Feb. 208/1 An elaborate..mechanism for concentrating the savings of the people in the hands of a few unscrupulous manipulators, that each sitter-in in the crooked game may pile them as chips in front of him. 1920 Printers' Ink Monthly Aug. 50/1 The United States is comparatively a new sitter-in at the game. But you already know the meaning of the cards, and I can pay you this sincere compliment: you're mighty apt pupils. 1934 B. Braley Pegasus pulls Hack xxiii. 140 Franklin P. Adams..was an occasional sitter-in. 2. A musician who plays or sings with a band, esp. a jazz band, of which he or she is not a regular member. Cf. to sit in 1b at sit v. Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > [noun] > member(s) of orchestra or band > member of band > supporting musician sideman1919 sitter-in1938 sidesman1971 1938 Vogue 1 Dec. 97/1 Bobby Hackett's band is a free-for-all, a haven for sitters-in. 1968 Blues Unlimited Dec. 12 Jake recorded with his current group..plus assorted sitters-in. 1988 L. O. Koch Yardbird Suite 148 DeFranco was a frequent sitter-in at The Roost and had been working with George Shearing during the last of 1948. 2014 Chester Chron. (Nexis) 1 May 44 Admission prices for the jam session are £6.50, concessions £5.50, with a special rate of £3 for sitters-in and school children. 3. A babysitter. Cf. sitter n.¹ 2b(d). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > one who looks after > child-minder or baby-sitter minder1692 baby-minder1856 babysitter1937 childminder1941 sitter1943 sitter-in1946 1946 Manch. Guardian 14 Feb. 6/4 The provision of ‘sitters-in’ to enable husband and wife to spend an occasional evening out together. 1951 M. Kennedy Lucy Carmichael vii. iv. 330 ‘We shan't even be able to go to the club.’ ‘We'll get a sitter-in for them.’ 1960 Guardian 30 Dec. 10/5 The husband..[acted] as the sitter-in when his wife was on evening shift. 4. A participant in a sit-in strike or demonstration; = sit-inner n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > militancy > [noun] > militant person > protester or demonstrator > types of protester or demonstrator counterprotester1863 hunger-marcher1908 peace marcher1918 sit-downer1936 sit-inner1936 protest marcher1947 sitter1960 freedom rider1961 sit-in1961 sitter-in1961 live-in1964 protest singer1966 1961 Daily Herald (Biloxi, Mississippi) 4 July 1/1 The counters were closed immediately when groups of Negroes entered the stores and took seats. The sitters-in departed after short stays. 1976 J. I. M. Stewart Memorial Service vi. 92 There would be eruptions. ‘Demos’ would be held, buildings sat in by sitters-in. 1994 P. Theroux Translating LA x. 229 The mother..stringing banners from the oppressive English oaks outside University Hall, which sitters-in would have renamed Cuchulain Hall. 2007 H. Kunzru My Revolutions 72 I knelt under that same banner to have my picture taken for the newspaper, along with all the other sitters-in. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1913
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