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Sitter

Sitter Meaning & Definition
Sitter Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sitter?

[n] a domestic hen ready to brood
[n] a person who poses for a painter or sculptor
[n] a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
[n] an organism (person or animal) that sits
[n] Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Sitter: artist's model | babysitter | baby-sitter | brood hen | broody | broody hen | setting hen | Willem de Sitter

Related Terms | Find terms related to Sitter:

See Also | astronomer | being | biddy | hen | keeper | model | organism | poser | stargazer | uranologist

Sitter In Webster's Dictionary

\Sit"ter\, n. 1. One who sits; esp., one who sits for a portrait or a bust. 2. A bird that sits or incubates.

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