Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trip sitter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: trip sit-ter
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who watches over a person who is using drugs.

Example Sentences

"As a psychedelic researcher, she was a “trip sitter” the straight person charting drug trips and documenting the findings."
"In some cases, a trip sitter may be a medical professional, such as nurses used in psychedelic research or a therapist who performs psychedelic psychotherapy. […] However, the most common trip sitter is a friend or family member whom the drug user trusts."
"Trip sitters are especially handy for your first few psychedelic experiences, or if you’re planning on taking a moderate to high dose."
"Of the 492 women declaring substance use at festivals, late alcohol initiation[…], late illicit drug initiation[…], and late festival initiation[…] favoured testing their drugs. A similar correlation was observed for ensuring the presence of a trip-sitter: very weak association was observed for late alcohol initiation"

Etymology

Of trip (“period of drug-induced reverie”) + sitter (“one who watches or tends something”). Attested from the 20th century; see quotations below.

Inflected Forms

trip sitters (plural) trip-sitter (alternative)

Phrases

trip sit

Frequently Paired Words

trip sit

Questions

What does trip sitter mean?: A person who watches over a person who is using drugs.
Where does trip sitter come from?: Of trip (“period of drug-induced reverie”) + sitter (“one who watches or tends something”). Attested from the 20th century; see quotations below.

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