The number of sitters in the pine pews of the chapels and the oak pews of the churches falls ever lower (J. E. R. Scott).
In the last chukka, Hanut missed three shots running that normally would have been sitters for him (London Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sit|ter-in — «SIHT uhr IHN», noun. 1. a person who sits in or participates. 2. British. a baby sitter … Useful english dictionary
sit·ter — /ˈsıtɚ/ noun, pl ters [count] 1 chiefly US : a person who takes care of a child while the child s parents are away : ↑babysitter They hired a sitter so they could go out. 2 : a person who poses for a portrait or photograph … Useful english dictionary
house´-sit´ter — house sit «HOWS SIHT», intransitive verb. Especially U.S. to live in and take care of a house while the regular occupants are away. –house´ sit´ter, noun … Useful english dictionary
aisle-sit|ter — «YL SIHT uhr», noun. U.S. Informal. a person who sits next to the aisle, especially a drama critic … Useful english dictionary
bed-sit|ter — «BEHD SIHT uhr», noun. British. a single room combining bedroom and sitting room … Useful english dictionary
fence-sit|ter — «FEHNS SIHT uhr», noun. Informal. a person, group, or nation reserving decision to join either side in a controversy … Useful english dictionary
tail|sit|ter — «TAYL SIHT uhr», noun. an airplane that can take off from or land on its tail … Useful english dictionary
sit — ab·sit; acan·thi·sit·ti·dae; ac·ces·sit; as·sump·sit; au·to·sit·ic; cas·sit·er·ite; fi·bro·sit·ic; me·sit·y·lene; mo·noph·y·sit·ic; mo·noph·y·sit·ism; oa·sit·ic; pan·sit; par·a·sit·emia; par·a·sit·i·ci·dal; par·a·sit·i·cide; par·a·sit·i·dae;… … English syllables
bed-sit(ter) — Single living room with bed … A concise dictionary of English slang
baby-sit — ba′by sit or ba′by•sit v. sat, sit•ting 1) to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away 2) cvb to baby sit for (a child) 3) cvb to take watchful responsibility for; tend: to baby sit a car[/ex] • Etymology: 1945–50 ba′by sit… … From formal English to slang
