a person who is posing for his or her portrait to be painted, carved, etc
3.
a broody hen or other bird that is sitting on its eggs to hatch them
4. (in combination)
a person who looks after a specified person or thing for someone else
flat-sitter
5. short for baby-sitter
6.
anyone, other than the medium, taking part in a seance
7.
anything that is extremely easy, such as an easy catch in cricket
Sitter in British English
(ˈsɪtə)
noun
Willem de (ˈwɪləm də). 1872–1934, Dutch astronomer, who calculated the size of the universe and conceived of it as expanding
Sitter in American English
(ˈsɪtər)
ˈWillem de (ˈvɪləm də) 1872-1934; Du. astronomer
sitter in American English
(ˈsɪtər)
noun
a person or thing that sits
; specif.,
a. US
baby sitter
b.
a brooding hen
Examples of 'sitter' in a sentence
sitter
He scored but missed a sitter from a yard out in the dying minutes.
The Sun (2013)
The two sitters share a similar confrontational pose and defiant demeanour.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Took goal beautifully moments after missing sitter.
The Sun (2014)
It was an absolute sitter and so costly.
The Sun (2016)
Missed two absolute sitters in first half.
The Sun (2009)
All but one of the sitters for this portrait of uncommon womanhood survived the war.
Giles Whittell Spitfire Women of World War II (2007)
Missed a sitter in the second half.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Missed a sitter but had a hand in second too.
The Sun (2015)
And he then missed a sitter from three yards.
The Sun (2016)
Crucially he missed two early sitters.
The Sun (2014)
Yesterday, he had been on the pitch only three minutes when he missed another sitter.
The Sun (2010)
He's missed a few absolute sitters here.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They still didn't learn from that as they kept missing sitters in the second half!
The Sun (2012)
The striker missed two sitters before sparking furious scenes as he won a penalty in the 58th minute.
The Sun (2016)
So the striker needs to show he can become more instinctive in the penalty box because he has missed a couple of absolute sitters recently.
The Sun (2009)
He had the chance to prove his worth but it was not to be his night as he missed a second-half sitter from four yards.
The Sun (2013)
He's missed a few absolute sitters here, but kept going.
The Sun (2006)
He fluffed two sitters in the early exchanges, and that is where it helps having Williams.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I am encouraging her to try her hand with other models, as attempting to bring off another sitter will surely test her technique and improve her ability.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
All related terms of 'sitter'
baby-sitter
a person who takes care of a child or children while the parents are out
dog-sitter
a person who looks after a dog while its owner is away
bedsitter
A bedsitter is the same as a → bedsit .
bed-sitting room
a combined bedroom and sitting room serving as a one-room apartment
pet-sit
to look after a pet while its owner is away, usually staying in the owner's home in order to do so
pet sitting
the act of caring for a pet in its own home while the owner is away
house-sat
to live in and look after a house during the absence of its owner or owners
housesit
to stay in a residence and care for it while its residents are absent