sitter
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈsɪtər/
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modelo
- During the photo shoot, the sitter smiled brightly for the camera.
- sitters for portraits
- sitter and artist
- sitter poses
Examples
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Like a portrait, it should not only capture likeness but also express the salient traits of its sitters' characters.
Academic text (2007) -
Although the portrait resulted from negotiation between the artist and sitter, the former determined its final form.
Academic text (1998) -
"But she had always been a bad sitter."
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But the balance struck by the sitter and artist is a delicate one.
Academic text (2011) -
A portrait is the product of the ambitions of both the sitter and the artist.
Academic text (2011) -
This is a testament not only to the sitter's wealth or projected wealth, but to the artist's skill.
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Manet portrayed the sitter in a reclining position, holding a fan in her left hand.
Academic text (1997) -
The Mona Lisa is the earliest Italian portrait to focus on the sitter in a three quarter length pose rather than full length.
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The young sitter is identified as Raeburn's deaf and dumb nephew, although he was actually his step-grandson.
Academic text (2013) -
Characteristically, Raeburn illuminates the sitter from one side and spotlights the forehead and the tip of the nose.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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3.4
A person who poses so an artist can draw or paint them
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7.2
A person who stays still so an artist can draw or photograph them
Compounds
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2.8
A person who stays in and looks after a house while the owners are away, often without pay
A person who is arranged to care for children shortly before the care is needed
How Professional
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sitter comes from the simple verb sit and the ending -er, which means 'one who'. It first meant someone who 'sits' to be painted or photographed, so a sitter is a person or animal holding a pose for an artist or a camera.