Dictionary

dogsitter en · NOUN

Etymology

From dog + sitter or dogsit + -er.

Meanings

1. One who acts as babysitter for a dog in the owner's absence.
   • 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... 2009, James Endredy, Shamanism for Beginners: Walking with the World's Healers of Earth and Sky:
   • In some towns, you can hire a professional dogsitter to come to your home... 1997, Karla S. Rugh, Miniature Schnauzers:

Forms

Hypernyms

petsitter

Hyponyms

puppysitter

Relateds

dogsitting · catsitter · dogsit

Translations (15)

de Hundesitterin (one who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent) · tr köpek bakıcısı (one who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent) · it badacani (one who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent) · fa سَگگَردان (one who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent) · sv hundvakt (one who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent) · fr dogsitter (one who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent) · fr promeneur de chien (one who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent) · he מוֹלִיךְ כְּלָבִים (one who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent) · fi koiravahti (one who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent) · ro îngrijitoare de câini (one who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent) · it dog sitter (one who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent) · de Hundesitter (one who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent) · ro îngrijitor de câini (one who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent) · fr promeneuse de chien (one who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent) · it guardacani (one who takes care of dogs when the owner is absent)