sitter

UK
/ˈsɪtə/
US
/ˈsɪtər/
sitternoun
sitters
pl
UK
/ˈsɪtə/
US
/ˈsɪtər/
Translations
We hired a sitter to watch the kids during our night out.
Мы наняли няню, чтобы присмотреть за детьми во время нашего вечера вне дома.
The sitter took care of the elderly woman while her family was away.
Сиделка ухаживала за пожилой женщиной, пока её семья была в отъезде.
The artist asked the sitter to hold still for the portrait.
Художник попросил натурщика не двигаться для портрета.
Definitions
A person who looks after someone else's children, pets, or house temporarily.
We hired a sitter to watch the kids while we went out for dinner.
A person who poses for an artist, photographer, or sculptor.
The artist asked the sitter to hold still while he painted her portrait.
A person who sits, especially one who sits for a long time or habitually.
The sitter in the waiting room seemed lost in thought as he waited for his appointment.
UK informal, football: an easy chance to score a goal that is missed.
He somehow blasted the ball over the bar, wasting an absolute sitter.
sitteradjective
UK
/ˈsɪtə/
US
/ˈsɪtər/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "sitter service", "sitter schedule").
Definitions
Relating to or intended for a sitter; serving as, or functioning like, a sitter.
The agency runs a popular sitter service for working parents.