Meanings
nounhouse-sitter (plural house-sitters)
plural house-sitters · alternative house sitter · alternative housesitter
- Someone who house-sits.
Synonyms: homesitter
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone who house-sits.
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Translations
Finnish talonvahti
- talonvahtiperson who temporarily protects someone else's house
German Homesitter, Homesitterin
- Homesitterperson who temporarily protects someone else's house
- Homesitterinperson who temporarily protects someone else's house
Polish opiekun domu, opiekunka domu
- opiekun domuperson who temporarily protects someone else's house
- opiekunka domuperson who temporarily protects someone else's house
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APA
house-sitter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house-sitter
MLA
“house-sitter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house-sitter. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “house-sitter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house-sitter.
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