Catsitter

Origin

cat + sitter

Full definition of catsitter

Noun

1. One who acts as babysitter for a cat in the owner's absence.
• 1974, Don Robertson, Praise the human seasonStill, don't you think he'd be happier staying home, with a catsitter to take care of him?
• 2004, Linda Anderson, Angel Cats: Divine Messengers of ComfortShe loved me, my parents, my friends, her catsitters, and even visiting cable repairmen and plumbers, in whose toolboxes she liked to nap.