dogsitter
English
Etymology
From dog + sitter or dogsit + -er.
Noun
dogsitter (plural dogsitters)
- One who acts as babysitter for a dog in the owner's absence.
- 1997, Karla S. Rugh, Miniature Schnauzers:
- In some towns, you can hire a professional dogsitter to come to your home...
- 2009, James Endredy, Shamanism for Beginners: Walking with the World's Healers of Earth and Sky:
- I have had multiple dogsitters report to me that after many hours or days of being away from home, my dog would begin to act differently...
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one who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent
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