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sitta |
sitta canadensis |
sitta carolinensis |
sitta europaea |
sitten |
sitter
| sittidae
| sittine
| sitting
| sitting bull
| sitting duck
sitter
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun sitter has 5 senses
- sitter(n = noun.person) willem de sitter - Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934); Array is a kind of astronomer, stargazer, uranologist
- sitter(n = noun.person) Array - an organism (person or animal) that sits; Array is a kind of being, organism
- sitter(n = noun.person) baby-sitter, babysitter - a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home; Array is a kind of keeper
- sitter(n = noun.person) artist's model - a person who poses for a painter or sculptor; Array is a kind of model, poser
- sitter(n = noun.animal) brood hen, broody, broody hen, setting hen - a domestic hen ready to brood; Array is a kind of biddy, hen
Antonym: stander
Derived form verb sit8
Derived form verb sit5
CIDE DICTIONARY
sitter, n.
- One who sits; esp., one who sits for a portrait or a bust. [1913 Webster]
- A bird that sits or incubates. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sitter, n.
1 a person who sits, esp. for a portrait.
2 = BABYSITTER (see BABYSIT).
3 colloq. a an easy catch or shot. b an easy task.
4 a sitting hen.
1 a person who sits, esp. for a portrait.
2 = BABYSITTER (see BABYSIT).
3 colloq. a an easy catch or shot. b an easy task.
4 a sitting hen.
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