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Pitter vs Sitter - What's the difference?

pitter | sitter |

As nouns the difference between pitter and sitter

is that pitter is see pitter-patter while sitter is someone who sits, eg for a portrait.

As a verb pitter

is to make a pattering sound.

pitter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • See pitter-patter.
  • A device that removes pits from fruit such as olives or cherries.

    • Derived terms

    * cherry pitter * olive pitter

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a pattering sound.

    • sitter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who sits, e.g. for a portrait.
  • One employed to watch or tend something; the general form of babysitter, housesitter, petsitter, etc.
    • It's always such a pain to get a sitter on short notice.
  • A broody hen.
  • (football, and, snooker, slang) A very easy scoring chance.
    • How could he miss that? It was an absolute sitter !

    See also

    * bedsitter * sit * sitting duck

    Anagrams

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    Verb

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