Meaning of Sitter | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Someone who sits, e.g. for a portrait.
2. A surname.
   countable, uncountable
3. A river in north-east Switzerland, a tributary of the Thur.
   countable, uncountable
4. One employed to watch or tend something; a babysitter, housesitter, petsitter, etc.
5. A sitting room.
6. A participant in a séance.
7. A broody hen.
8. A very easy scoring chance.
   slang

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Examples

“The photograph caused a stir⟳ last⟳ week because it was shortlisted for the National Portrait Gallery’s prestigious Taylor Wessing prize, despite the rule⟳ that “all photographs must have⟳ been taken by the entrant from life and with a living sitter”. However realistic Erica may be, and to me she looks more like⟳ a sex doll than a real person, she was certainly not a living sitter.”

“It's always such a pain to get⟳ a sitter on short notice⟳.”

“Those domestic worries came through in pop-culture depictions of the sitter. In the midst of the 1960s sexual revolution, she was often portrayed as a temptress, seducing fathers when mom was away; in the ’70s, she started showing up in horror movies, trapped with a killer in the house and kids to protect⟳[…]”

“"The sitters had better just take⟳ their own⟳ places," said the medium.”

“How could he miss⟳ that? It was an absolute sitter!”

“Aaron Ramsey, a hero last⟳ season against Hull, missed a sitter at the end⟳ of normal time that would have⟳ made the game safe and must have⟳ been relieved that his shot against a post⟳ from four yards out did not cost⟳ his side more dearly.”

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