Meanings
noundogsitter (plural dogsitters)
plural dogsitters
- One who acts as babysitter for a dog in the owner's absence.
In some towns, you can hire a professional dogsitter to come to your home...
1997, Karla S. Rugh, Miniature Schnauzers1 more example
I have had multiple dogsitters report to me that after many hours or days of being away from home, my dog would begin to act differently...
2009, James Endredy, Shamanism for Beginners: Walking with the World's Healers of Earth and Sky
Origin
From dog + sitter or dogsit + -er.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish koiravahti
- koiravahtione who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent
French promeneur de chien, promeneuse de chien
- promeneur de chienone who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent
- promeneuse de chienone who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent
- dogsitterone who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent
German Hundesitter, Hundesitterin
- Hundesitterone who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent
- Hundesitterinone who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent
Hebrew מוֹלִיךְ כְּלָבִים
- מוֹלִיךְ כְּלָבִים (molíkh klavím)one who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent
Italian dog sitter, guardacani
- dog sitterone who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent
- guardacanione who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent
- badacanione who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent
Persian سَگگَردان
- سَگگَردانone who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent
Romanian îngrijitor de câini, îngrijitoare de câini
- îngrijitor de câinione who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent
- îngrijitoare de câinione who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent
Swedish hundvakt
- hundvaktone who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent
Turkish köpek bakıcısı
- köpek bakıcısıone who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent
Cite this entry
APA
dogsitter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dogsitter
MLA
“dogsitter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dogsitter. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dogsitter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dogsitter.
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