sitter-in

noun

One who attends a class, meeting, etc.

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Meanings

nounsitter-in (plural sitters-in)

plural sitters-in

  1. One who attends a class, meeting, etc.
  2. One who takes part in a sit-in protest.

    Except for a few adult leaders like the Rev. Robert Williams, shown below conducting a strategy seminar, the sitters-in are youngsters like Virginius Bray Thornton who, at right, is leading a march through Petersburg.

    1960, LIFE, volume 49, number 12, page 42

Origin

From sit in or sit-in.

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APA

sitter-in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitter-in

MLA

“sitter-in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitter-in. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sitter-in,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitter-in.

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