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English noun: Sitter

1. Sitter (person) Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934)


SynonymsWillem de Sitter


Instance hypernymastronomer, stargazer, uranologist

2. sitter (person) an organism (person or animal) that sits


Broader (hypernym)being, organism


Domain categoryanimal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna


Antonymsstander

3. sitter (person) a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home


Synonymsbaby-sitter, babysitter


Broader (hypernym)keeper

4. sitter (person) a person who poses for a painter or sculptor


Synonymsartist's model


Broader (hypernym)model, poser

5. sitter (animal) a domestic hen ready to brood


Synonymsbrood hen, broody, broody hen, setting hen


Broader (hypernym)biddy, hen









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