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

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

   British

   Fred

   US English

   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. 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.

2. Ryan Coogler:

   After his family released their statement, I realized that he was living with his illness the entire time I knew him. Because he was a caretaker, a leader, and a man of faith, dignity and pride, heshielded his collaborators from his suffering, he lived a beautiful life. And he made great art. Day after day, year after year. That was who he was. He was an epic firework display. I will tell stories about being there for some of the brilliant sparks till the end of my days. What an incredible mark hes left for us.

3. 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.

4. Ivan Krastev:

   There has been much more election campaigning than vaccine campaigning, neither the government that was in power nor the caretaker government made vaccination a priority.

5. Bill Diviney:

   Expectations were high when the military took over that they could kick-start spending quickly, but this has been difficult with the government's focus (rightly or wrongly) on constitutional reform, in hindsight, perhaps it was unrealistic to expect so much of a government that, for all intents and purposes, is a caretaker until democracy is restored.

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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