pet sitter
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- noun
- /pɛt ˈsɪtər/
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cuidador de mascotas
- Many people prefer hiring a pet sitter instead of boarding their pets at a kennel.
- a professional pet sitter
- a pet sitter and dog
- a pet sitter and dog walker
Examples
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One option is to find a pet sitter (see tips below).
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I'm sure there are pet sitters in L.A.
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I never actually considered finding a pet sitter to come to my home.
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Use the services of a pet sitter when you need it.
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Here are some things to keep in mind when trying to find a pet sitter:
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Some pet sitters check in throughout the day; others actually stay in the home while you're gone.
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She offers some tips on finding the right pet sitter.
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So we went on a mission to find a pet sitter, a person who would come to our home and take care of our pets while we traveled.
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When Sherry Ott first set off on her original round-the-world career break, she decided to find a pet sitter for her cat.
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Browse the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters, a professional organization with a directory of certified sitters, to find a pet sitter in your neighborhood.
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Synonyms
A person who looks after pets when their owners are away
How Professional
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who looks after pets' is directly compositional from 'pet' + 'sitter' because 'sitter' denotes someone who looks after or cares for (as in 'babysitter'), so the caregiver role transfers transparently to pets. This noun+noun compound pattern is common and cross-linguistically accessible, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Pet sitter comes from the words pet and sitter. A sitter was someone who stayed and watched another person, for example a babysitter, so a pet sitter is someone who stays with or visits animals to 'look after' them when their owner is away.