housesit

housesit
house sitter. —house-sitter, n.
/hows"sit'/, v.i., housesat, housesitting.
to take care of a house or residence while the owner or occupant is temporarily away, esp. by living in it.
Also, house-sit.
[1975-80; HOUSE + SIT1, on the model of BABY-SIT]

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