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catsitter

catsitter noun: one who acts as babysitter for a cat in the owner's absence.

Noun

catsitter (plural catsitters)

  1. One who acts as babysitter for a cat in the owner's absence.
    • Still, don't you think he'd be happier staying home, with a catsitter to take care of him?1974, Don Robertson, Praise the human season
    • She loved me, my parents, my friends, her catsitters, and even visiting cable repairmen and plumbers, in whose toolboxes she liked to nap.2004, Linda Anderson, Angel Cats: Divine Messengers of Comfort

Forms of catsitter

pluralcatsitters

Origin of catsitter

From cat + sitter or catsit + -er.

Questions about catsitter

What does catsitter mean?
Catsitter means one who acts as babysitter for a cat in the owner's absence.
What part of speech is catsitter?
Catsitter is a noun.
What is the plural of catsitter?
The plural of catsitter is catsitters.

Words near catsitter in the dictionary

  1. catsicle
  2. catsicles
  3. catsit
  4. catsits
  5. catsitted
  6. catsitter
  7. catsitters
  8. catsitting
  9. Catskill
  10. Catskill Mountains
  11. Catskills

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