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house-sitter

house-sitter noun: someone who house-sits.

Noun

house-sitter (plural house-sitters)

  1. Someone who house-sits.
    Synonyms:
    homesitter

Synonyms of house-sitter

Forms of house-sitter

pluralhouse-sitters
alternative formhouse sitter
alternative formhousesitter

Origin of house-sitter

From house-sit + -er.

Questions about house-sitter

What does house-sitter mean?
House-sitter means someone who house-sits.
What part of speech is house-sitter?
House-sitter is a noun.
What is the plural of house-sitter?
The plural of house-sitter is house-sitters.

Words near house-sitter in the dictionary

  1. house-search
  2. house-searches
  3. house-sit
  4. house-sits
  5. house-sitted
  6. house-sitter
  7. house-sitters
  8. house-sitting
  9. house-slipper
  10. house-slippers
  11. house-to-house

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