Sitter may refer to:
Roles
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Babysitter
Babysitting is temporarily caring for a child. Babysitting can be a paid job for all ages; however, it is best known as a temporary activity for early teenagers who are not yet eligible for employment in the general economy. It provides auton ...
, one who temporarily cares for a child
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Trip sitter
A trip sitter—sometimes known as a sober sitter, spotter, or co-pilot—is a term used by recreational or spiritual drug users to describe a person who remains sober to ensure the safety of the drug user while they are under the influence of a ...
, one who remains sober while another person is under the influence of a drug
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Companion (caregiving) {{unreferenced, date=October 2008
In health care and caregiving, a companion, sitter, or private duty is a job title for someone hired to work with one patient (or occasionally two). Companions work in a variety of settings, including nursing homes, ...
, one who is hired to work with a patient
*Sitter, one who sits as the subject of a
portrait painting
Portrait Painting is a genre in painting, where the intent is to represent a specific human subject. The term 'portrait painting' can also describe the actual painted portrait. Portraitists may create their work by commission, for public and pr ...
Films
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The Sitter
''The Sitter'' is a 2011 American dark comedy film directed by David Gordon Green and written by Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka. The film follows a slacker college student who, after being suspended, is forced by his mother to fill in for ...
'', a 2011 film starring Jonah Hill
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''The Sitter'' (1991 film), starring Kim Myers
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''The Sitter'' (1977 film), a 1977 American short film
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While the Children Sleep'' or ''The Sitter'', a 2007 film starring Mariana Klaveno
People with the surname
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Carl L. Sitter (1922–2000), United States Marine Corps officer and Medal of Honor recipient
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Inger Sitter
Inger Solveig Sitter (18 October 1929 – 11 March 2015) was a Norwegian painter, graphic artist and art instructor.
Personal life
Sitter was born in Trondheim to Ingvar Sitter and Ebba Pelander. She grew up partly on her father's ships, which s ...
(1929–2015), Norwegian artist
Other uses
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Sitter (BEAM), a type of robot that does not move
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Sitters, Germany, a municipality in Germany
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See also
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Model (art)
An art model poses, often Nudity, nude, for visual artists as part of the creative process, providing a reference for the human body in a work of art. As an occupation, modeling requires the often strenuous 'Work (human activity), physical work' ...
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De Sitter (disambiguation)
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Babysitter (disambiguation)
A babysitter is one who temporarily cares for a child.
Babysitter(s) or baby sitter or babysitting may also refer to:
Film
*''Babysitter'', a 2015 film by Morgan Krantz which screened at the 2015 Deauville American Film Festival
*Babysitter (202 ...
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House sitter (disambiguation)
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