What does CARETAKER mean?

Definitions for CARETAKER
ˈkɛərˌteɪ kərcare·tak·er

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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  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.

ChatGPT

  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.

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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. Andrea Irwin:

    To die in such a violent way baffles me. he was our caretaker and so gentle.

  2. 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.

  3. Andrej Danko:

    If the first round of talks does not produce a government, we will not negotiate with Sulik and tell the president we will prefer a caretaker cabinet.

  4. Hamdullah Mohib:

    The perception in Afghanistan and people in the government think that perhaps perhaps all this talk (with the Taliban) is to create a caretaker government of which he will become the viceroy.

  5. 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.

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