Home › Words › D › dogsitterdogsitterdogsitter · noun — one who acts as babysitter for a dog in the owner's absence.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom dog + sitter or dogsit + -er.nounOne who acts as babysitter for a dog in the owner's absence.e.g.“In some towns, you can hire a professional dogsitter to come to your home...” — 1997, Karla S. Rugh, Miniature Schnauzers:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dogsit 84% match — To babysit for (take care of) a dog in its owner's absence. vs dogsitter →catsitter 80% match — One who acts as babysitter for a cat in the owner's absence. vs dogsitter →petsit 70% match — To babysit for (take care of) a pet. vs dogsitter →puppysit 69% match — To babysit for (take care of) a dog, especially a puppy. vs dogsitter →plantsitter 68% match — One who plant-sits. vs dogsitter →dogwalker 68% match — One who walks a dog or dogs, sometimes on a professional basis. vs dogsitter →babysitter 67% match — A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians. vs dogsitter →childsitter 67% match — Synonym of babysitter. vs dogsitter →