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- Dictionarycare·tak·er/ˈkerˌtākər/
noun
- 1. a person employed to look after a building.
- 2. a person employed to look after people or animals: North American "two lions escaped from their cage and killed their caretaker"
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The meaning of CARETAKER is one that gives physical or emotional care and support. How to use caretaker in a sentence.
Caretaker definition: a person who is in charge of the maintenance of a building, estate, etc.; superintendent.. See examples of CARETAKER used in a sentence.
CARETAKER definition: 1. a person employed to take care of a large building, such as a school, and who deals with the…. Learn more.
Synonyms for CARETAKER: custodian, keeper, janitor, warden, guardian, watchman, steward, curator; Antonyms of CARETAKER: charge, dependent, client, ward
A caretaker is a person whose job it is to take care of a house or property when the owner is not there. A caretaker government or leader is in charge temporarily until a new government or leader is appointed. The military intends to hand over power to a caretaker government.
CARETAKER meaning: 1. a person employed to take care of a large building, such as a school, and who deals with the…. Learn more.
When you work as a caretaker, you look after a house or a piece of property. The caretaker of a grand old estate might live in a small cottage on its grounds. A caretaker might make small repairs to a house, weed a property's flower gardens, or mow the lawn.
Caretaker definition: One that is employed to look after or take charge of goods, property, or a person; a custodian.
Definition of caretaker noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a person who is in charge of a place or thing, esp in the owner's absence: the caretaker of a school. 2. (modifier) holding office temporarily; interim: a caretaker government. 3. (Social Welfare) social welfare a person who takes care of a vulnerable person, often a close relative. See also carer. (ˈkɛərˌteɪ kər) n.
