Look after a cat or cats while their owner is away, usually staying at the owner's home in order to do so.
I need someone to cat-sit this weekend
a woman I used to cat-sit for
Example sentencesExamples
I've cleaned the hell out of my apartment (so Sam doesn't see the squalor I've been living in when he comes over to cat-sit).
I was first given a job in a learning centre by a woman I used to cat-sit for.
Brent's parents were cat-sitting; he had left strict instructions for them not to let the aged but feisty tomcat out.
Tiny, the 19-year-old black and white cat, went missing four weeks ago when her owner was away visiting her daughter and her nephew was cat-sitting.
I'll be down in Rhode Island giving a talk next week and then getting on a plane to the Bay Area where I'll hang out and catsit and eat burritos for a week.
I need someone to cat-sit this weekend.
I first came here 20 years ago to visit a friend who was cat-sitting for an English lady.
Last holiday we had a neighbor kid catsit, and he closed the door to the basement room where their litter boxes are located.
My dear friend Stella catsat for me over Christmas break.
My parents are going away for March break so I have to cat-sit.
Derivatives
cat-sitter
noun
I have a "special needs" cat, wich is why I need a catsitter and not just a fabulous roommate.
Example sentencesExamples
Don't think of robbing us as we are getting a cat-sitter.
She charms humans so effectively that we have two different sets of cat-sitters eager to look after her when we travel.
I phoned my good friend Chloe, who was about to go on holiday and was looking for a catsitter.
My cats do just fine with a cat-sitter dropping by.
cat-sitting
noun
Tonight is my last night of cat sitting.
Example sentencesExamples
I've moved in for my regular April week of cat sitting while they go off on holiday.
I bought the parts for $30 and had my friend Billy do it in exchange for some future cat-sitting.
I'll be quite sad to go home when the week of cat sitting is over, I think.
Lorraine arrives home tomorrow morning, so the cat-sitting is nearly at an end.
Definition of cat-sit in US English:
cat-sit
verb
[no object]
Look after a cat or cats while their owner is away, usually staying at the owner's home in order to do so.
I need someone to cat-sit this weekend
a woman I used to cat-sit for
Example sentencesExamples
My dear friend Stella catsat for me over Christmas break.
I first came here 20 years ago to visit a friend who was cat-sitting for an English lady.
Last holiday we had a neighbor kid catsit, and he closed the door to the basement room where their litter boxes are located.
I've cleaned the hell out of my apartment (so Sam doesn't see the squalor I've been living in when he comes over to cat-sit).
My parents are going away for March break so I have to cat-sit.
I need someone to cat-sit this weekend.
Tiny, the 19-year-old black and white cat, went missing four weeks ago when her owner was away visiting her daughter and her nephew was cat-sitting.
I'll be down in Rhode Island giving a talk next week and then getting on a plane to the Bay Area where I'll hang out and catsit and eat burritos for a week.
I was first given a job in a learning centre by a woman I used to cat-sit for.
Brent's parents were cat-sitting; he had left strict instructions for them not to let the aged but feisty tomcat out.