Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

house-sitter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: house--sit-ter
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who house-sits.

Etymology

Etymology tree English house-sit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English house-sitter From house-sit + -er.

Inflected Forms

house-sitters (plural) house sitter (alternative) housesitter (alternative)

Phrases

house-sit

Frequently Paired Words

babysitter house-sit

Synonyms

homesitter

Questions

What does house-sitter mean?: Someone who house-sits.
Where does house-sitter come from?: Etymology tree English house-sit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English house-sitter From house-sit + -er.

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