"trip sitter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trip sitters [plural]
Etymology: Of trip (“period of drug-induced reverie”) + sitter (“one who watches or tends something”). Attested from the 20th century; see quotations below. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|trip|sitter|t1=period of drug-induced reverie|t2=one who watches or tends something}} trip (“period of drug-induced reverie”) + sitter (“one who watches or tends something”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} trip sitter (plural trip sitters)
  1. (recreational drugs, medicine) A person who watches over a person who is using drugs. Wikipedia link: Trip sitter Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: trip-sitter Derived forms: trip sit
    Sense id: en-trip_sitter-en-noun-KBv0T6lU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

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