sitter

• Nom désignant une personne ou un animal qui est assis ; souvent utilisé pour une personne qui garde des enfants en l'absence des parents, une personne qui pose pour un artiste, ou une poule prête à couver des œufs.

A noun referring to a person or animal that sits, often used to describe someone who cares for children while parents are away, a person posing for an artist, or a hen ready to brood.

1. One who sitsB1formal

   An organism, typically a person or animal, that is in a sitting position.

   personne assise

   • The dog is a good sitter and stays calm for hours.
   • He is a patient sitter during long meetings.
   • The cat is a quiet sitter on the windowsill.

2. Childcare providerA2informal

   A person employed to look after children, typically in the evening or when the parents are away.

   Gardien d'enfants (personne qui garde des enfants)

   • We hired a sitter for the evening so we could go to dinner.
   • The sitter played games with the kids until bedtime.
   • She works as a sitter for several families in the neighborhood.

   Synonymesbabysittercaregivernanny

3. Model for an artistB2formalart

   A person who poses for a painter, sculptor, or photographer.

   modèle qui pose pour un artiste

   • The artist asked the sitter to hold the pose for an hour.
   • She was a frequent sitter for portrait painters.
   • The sitter's expression was captured perfectly in the sculpture.

   Synonymesmodelposersubject

4. Brooding henC1formal

   A domestic hen that is ready to sit on eggs to hatch them.

   Poule couveuse

   • The farmer placed the eggs under a broody sitter.
   • A good sitter will keep the eggs warm and safe.
   • The sitter refused to leave the nest even for food.

   Synonymesbrood henbroody hensetting hen