critter sitter
- noun
- /ˈkrɪtər ˈsɪtər/
- US
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cuidador de mascotas
- We hired a critter sitter to look after our dogs while we went on vacation.
Examples
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As a critter sitter, she checks in on cats, dogs, and even parrots every day.
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I need to find a reliable critter sitter for my cat.
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Finding a reliable critter sitter is crucial if you travel often for work.
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She is a great critter sitter!
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As a critter sitter, she checks in on cats, dogs, and even parrots every day.
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Finding a reliable critter sitter is crucial if you travel often for work.
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We hired a critter sitter to look after our dogs while we went on vacation.
Synonyms
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A person who cares for pets while their owners are away
A person who feeds and looks after animals, for example in a shelter or zoo
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and predictably derived from combining 'critter' (animal/pet) with 'sitter' (someone who looks after someone/something, as in 'babysitter'), so a learner who knows both words can infer a person who cares for pets. This is a productive, compositional pattern (cf. 'pet sitter', 'dog sitter') and, though colloquial, is transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Critter sitter comes from joining critter (a small animal or pet) and sitter (someone who stays to care for another). Imagine a person sitting in the house with a dog or cat while the owner is away — that's why it means 'a person who takes care of pets while their owners are away'.