Meanings
nouncatsitter (plural catsitters)
plural catsitters
- 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 season1 more example
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
Origin
From cat + sitter or catsit + -er.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Katzensitter, Katzensitterin
- Katzensitterone who takes care of cats when the owner is absent
- Katzensitterinone who takes care of cats when the owner is absent
Italian cat sitter, guardagatti
- cat sitterone who takes care of cats when the owner is absent
- guardagattione who takes care of cats when the owner is absent
- badagattione who takes care of cats when the owner is absent
Swedish kattvakt
- kattvaktone who takes care of cats when the owner is absent
Cite this entry
APA
catsitter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catsitter
MLA
“catsitter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catsitter. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catsitter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catsitter.
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