caretaker
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caretaker
- /ˈkɛɹˌteɪ.kɚ/ US
- /ˈkɛəˌteɪ.kə/ UK
Where it comes from
From care + taker.
noun caretakers
- Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair. Her dad was a cemetery caretaker for many years. There was a lot of landscaping work. The gravedigging itself was done with backhoes.
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Synonym of caregiver (“a person who provides care to another”).
Similar: caregiver
adjective
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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.
Similar: interim
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: custodian, custodial, janitor, attendant, carer, assistant, steward, stewardship, warden, guardian, guard, gatekeeper, manager, doorman, jailer, managing
Translations
Every language
noun one who takes care of a place or thing
| Español | conserje, portero |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 管理人 guǎnlǐrén |
| हिन्दी | पालक pālak |
| Português | cuidador |
| Français | concierge, gardien, gardienne |
| Deutsch | Hausmeister |
| Italiano | portinaio, caposcala |
| Ελληνικά | επιστάτης epistátis |
| Română | portar, gardian, paznic |
| Русский | смотри́тель smotrítelʹ, смотри́тельница smotrítelʹnica, сто́рож stórož |
| العربية | مُحَافِظ muḥāfiẓ |
noun one who takes care of a person
| Español | cuidador |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 護工 /护工 hùgōng, 看護 /看护 kānhù, 照顧者 /照顾者 zhàogùzhě |
| Português | responsável |
| Français | gardien, gardienne |
| Deutsch | Pfleger, Pflegerin |
| Italiano | badante |
| Ελληνικά | κηδεμόνας kidemónas |
| Română | îngrijitor, îngrijitoare |
| Русский | сиде́лка sidélka, ня́ня njánja, ня́нька njánʹka, медсестра́ medsestrá |
Talk about this word "caretaker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/caretaker. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. caretaker. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/caretaker "caretaker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/caretaker.Cite this
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title = {caretaker},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caretaker},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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