noun
Meaning 1
Someone who house-sits.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: homesitter
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
house-sitter
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English house-sit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English house-sitter From house-sit + -er.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: talonvahti — person who temporarily protects someone else's house
- German: Homesitter — person who temporarily protects someone else's house
- German: Homesitterin — person who temporarily protects someone else's house
- Ingrian: koinvahti — person who temporarily protects someone else's house