Synonyms for sitter

Grammar : Noun

Spell : sit-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪt ər

Top 10 synonyms for sitter

Other synonyms for the word sitter

Définition of sitter

Origin : c.1300, "one that sits," agent noun from sit (v.). As short for baby-sitter from 1937.

As in janitor : noun person who cleans and maintains
As in model : noun person, thing that poses
As in nurse : noun person who tends to sick, cares for someone
As in superintendent : noun person who oversees organization
As in caretaker : noun person who maintains something
As in custodian : noun caretaker, maintenance person
As in guardian : noun keeper, protector

Example sentences :

But they are not allowed to dispose of the portraits of others, without the sitter's permission.
Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks

For an illustration let us turn to the artist and his sitter.
Extract from : « The Romance of the Soul » by Lilian Staveley

Long and dreary may be the days of the sitter, but the hour of his reward will come at last.
Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever

Not only have I had a sitter for this picture, but he is alive and hearty at the hour I am writing.
Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever

But the first syllable of the sitter's name has been its only constant.
Extract from : « Holbein » by Beatrice Fortescue

Endeavour to look at the subject or sitter from which you are painting, as if it was a picture.
Extract from : « Six Centuries of Painting » by Randall Davies

I don't suppose I've missed a sitter like that since I was a child in the nursery.
Extract from : « The Girl on the Boat » by Pelham Grenville Wodehouse

Seven photographers disputed the possession of so precious a sitter.
Extract from : « The Man With The Broken Ear » by Edmond About

He shows the very soul of his sitter, without malice but also without mercy.
Extract from : « American Men of Mind » by Burton E. Stevenson

I have no idea who the artist was but he had seen his sitter in no common way.
Extract from : « Gossamer » by George A. Birmingham

Antonyms for sitter

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