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caretaker
CEFRB2
/ˈkɛɹˌteɪ.kɚ/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A person who looks after a place or someone.
- 02
noun
Extra detailSynonym of caregiver (“a person who provides care to another”).
Examples
I am the caretaker of this child, and they are my care-receiver.
The accident was due to the negligence of the caretaker.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
- Synonyms
- 2
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsTemporary, on a short term basis.
Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.
More examples
In contextHer dad was a cemetery caretaker for many years. There was a lot of landscaping work. The gravedigging itself was done with backhoes.
Johnson had to be drafted in as the caretaker manager after Hewlett resigned without warning the day before the final.
Sources within Sánchez’s caretaker administration claim the amnesty law is perfectly in keeping with the Socialist-led government’s efforts to calm tensions and find a political solution to the so-called Catalan question.
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Origin
noun
From care + taker.