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caretaker
[ kair-tey-ker ]
noun
- a person who is in charge of the maintenance of a building, estate, etc.; superintendent.
- a person or group that temporarily performs the duties of an office.
- British. a janitor.
- a person who takes care of another.
adjective
- involving the temporary performance of the duties of an office:
a caretaker government.
caretaker
/ ˈɛəˌٱɪə /
noun
- a person who is in charge of a place or thing, esp in the owner's absence
the caretaker of a school
- modifier holding office temporarily; interim
a caretaker government
- social welfare a person who takes care of a vulnerable person, often a close relative See also carer
Derived Forms
- ˈˌٲ쾱Բ, noun
Other Word Forms
- tiԲ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of caretaker1
Example Sentences
She frequently took Specktor to the movies or watched films with him at home, but her alcoholism led to many nights in which Specktor assumed the role of caretaker.
"If we release her, she would just go attack a farmer's sheep and get killed," Lovely's caretaker, Tehzeeb Hussain, tells us.
For weeks after Assad's fall, the caretaker government didn't appoint a Minister of Culture, but musicians and artists grouped together to protect the culture scene.
Her caretaker directed her back into the parking lot to call for another rideshare driver.
Simon Rusk may now be the caretaker but he will have taken charge of eight games come the end of the season - as many as Nathan Jones managed in 2022-23.
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