catsitter
English
editEtymology
editFrom cat + sitter or catsit + -er.
Noun
editcatsitter (plural catsitters)
- One who acts as babysitter for a cat in the owner's absence.
- 1974, Don Robertson, Praise the human season:
- Still, don't you think he'd be happier staying home, with a catsitter to take care of him?
- 2004, Linda Anderson, Angel Cats: Divine Messengers of Comfort:
- She loved me, my parents, my friends, her catsitters, and even visiting cable repairmen and plumbers, in whose toolboxes she liked to nap.
Hypernyms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editone who takes care of cats when the owner is absent
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