Definitions for CARETAKER
ˈkɛərˌteɪ kərcare·tak·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. caretakernoun

   a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)

2. caretakernoun

   an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily

   "he acted as a caretaker until a new president could be elected"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. caretakernoun

   Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after somewhere, or with responsibility for keeping a place in good repair.

2. caretakernoun

   Someone who takes care of a person; a parent, carer or other guardian.

3. caretakeradjective

   Temporary, on a short term basis.

   Johnson had to be drafted in as the caretaker manager after Hewlett resigned without warning the day before the final.

4. Etymology: From care + taker.

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1. caretaker

   A caretaker is a person who is responsible for providing maintenance or care for someone or something, such as a child, elderly person, building, or property. Their duties may include cleaning, gardening, repairs, as well as physical and emotional support or supervision.

Matched Categories

1. • Custodian
   • Official

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce CARETAKER?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say CARETAKER in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CARETAKER in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CARETAKER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of CARETAKER in a Sentence

1. Kim Bursak:

   You had to be a mini-caretaker for Kelly at the time because she needed help doing so many things, like help walking up the stairs.

2. Andrea Irwin:

   He was our caretaker and so gentle.

3. Andy Kim:

   When I walked into the Capitol, I saw a really disgraceful scene of just, you know, trash everywhere and broken furniture. That's when I started to clean up, i saw Andy Kim that night as a caretaker for our democracy and as a result of a caretaker for the Capitol.

4. Ian Dunt:

   There would be a motion for Jeremy Corbyn to be the caretaker Prime Minister, and that would fail, and once that fails, then Jeremy Corbyn would have to think' well, okay, so who's it going to be.'.

5. Colleen Thompson:

   My daughter’s been dropped here. She’s basically abandoned, there’s no caretaker from her original orphanage. There is no one who has guardianship anywhere in this whole region [ of Lviv ]. She’s in limbo.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CARETAKER
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Caretaker
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=CARETAKER