/kɛˈɹtejˌkɚ/ - [kerteyker] - care•tak•er
We found 8 definitions of caretaker from 5 different sources.
NounPlural: caretakers |
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caretaker - a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person) | ||
custodian, keeper, steward one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals | ||
concierge a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter | ||
sacristan, sexton an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects | ||
super, superintendent a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector | ||
caretaker - an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily; "he acted as a caretaker until a new president could be elected" |