Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
caretaker en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɛɹˌteɪ.kɚ/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkɛəˌteɪ.kə/ (UK)
Etymology
From care + taker.
Meanings
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(UK, not-comparable) Temporary, on a short term basis.
Michael Carrick enjoyed the perfect start to his second spell as Manchester United caretaker boss as second-half goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Patrick Dorgu inflicted massive damage on Manchester City's Premier League title hopes.
2026 January 17, Simon Stone, Shamoon Hafez, “Manchester United 2-0 Manchester City”, in BBC: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.
2023 November 15, Sam Jones, “Acting Spanish PM on verge of second term after controversial Catalan amnesty deal”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:Johnson had to be drafted in as the caretaker manager after Hewlett resigned without warning the day before the final.
Deriveds
caretaker government
Synonyms
interim
Translations (17)
fr gardien (temporary, on a short term basis) · mi kaitiaki (temporary, on a short term basis) · hu ideiglenes (temporary, on a short term basis) · ga sealadach (temporary, on a short term basis) · hu megbízott (temporary, on a short term basis) · ro interimar (temporary, on a short term basis) · gl provisional (temporary, on a short term basis) · cmn 看守 (temporary, on a short term basis) · gl provisorio (temporary, on a short term basis) · cmn 臨時 /临时 (temporary, on a short term basis) · pl tymczasowy (temporary, on a short term basis) · fi väliaikainen (temporary, on a short term basis) · pl w zastępstwie (temporary, on a short term basis) · hi कार्यवाहक (temporary, on a short term basis) · hu átmeneti (temporary, on a short term basis) · pl doraźny (temporary, on a short term basis) · fi virkaa tekevä (temporary, on a short term basis)
caretaker en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɛɹˌteɪ.kɚ/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkɛəˌteɪ.kə/ (UK)
Etymology
From care + taker.
Meanings
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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.
Many of these stations were standalone outposts scattered across mountains, deserts, and farmland, and required caretakers to maintain the engines and ensure the lights remained operational.
2026 March 7, Sthitapragta Chakraborty, “America Once Built Giant Arrows to Guide Pilots Across the Country, and Some Still Exist Today”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 24 Jul 2026:‘Miss Brindle must be very rich to live in such a big house,’ went on Jessamy. ‘Miss Brindle rich?’ said Aunt Maggie. ‘Bless you, she hasn’t tuppence to rub together. She’s only the caretaker.’
1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 11:
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(uncommon) Synonym of caregiver (“a person who provides care to another”).
Forms
Deriveds
allocaretaker · caretaker speech
Relateds
caregiving · caretaking
Synonyms
caregiver
Translations (91)
ro îngrijitor (one who takes care of a person) · pt responsável (one who takes care of a person) · csb aùsknecht (one who takes care of a person) · hu gondnok (one who takes care of a place or thing) · gl coidador (one who takes care of a place or thing) · es conserje (one who takes care of a place or thing) · grc ἐπιστάτης (one who takes care of a place or thing) · ga feighlí (one who takes care of a person) · hu házmester (one who takes care of a place or thing) · it caposcala (one who takes care of a place or thing) · ru медсестра́ (one who takes care of a person) · it portinaio (one who takes care of a place or thing) · pl dozorca (one who takes care of a place or thing) · hu ápoló (one who takes care of a person) · sv vaktmästare (one who takes care of a place or thing) · pl opiekunka (one who takes care of a person) · fi huoltaja (one who takes care of a person) · unm kèhkenahkihès (one who takes care of a person) · grc ἐπιμελητής (one who takes care of a place or thing) · it badante (one who takes care of a person) · da varmemester (one who takes care of a place or thing) · sv vårdnadshavare (one who takes care of a person) · rgn abadânt (one who takes care of a person) · az mühafiz (one who takes care of a place or thing) · ga cúramóir (one who takes care of a person) · ro gardian (one who takes care of a place or thing) · da plejer (one who takes care of a person) · csb dozérca (one who takes care of a person) · cmn 管理人 (one who takes care of a place or thing) · ch a'adahi (one who takes care of a person) · de Pflegerin (one who takes care of a person) · el επιστάτης (one who takes care of a place or thing) · ru сиде́лка (one who takes care of a person) · ar مُحَافِظ (one who takes care of a place or thing) · cmn 看護 /看护 (one who takes care of a person) · ro îngrijitoare (one who takes care of a person) · fi hoitaja (one who takes care of a person) · izh hoitaja (one who takes care of a place or thing) · nl verzorger (one who takes care of a place or thing) · fr gardien (one who takes care of a person) · mk ста́рател (one who takes care of a person) · ru сто́рож (one who takes care of a place or thing) · ca cuidador (one who takes care of a person) · gl conserxe (one who takes care of a place or thing) · ast curiador (one who takes care of a person) · izh hoitaja (one who takes care of a person) · cmn 護工 /护工 (one who takes care of a person) · hu házfelügyelő (one who takes care of a place or thing) · da vicevært (one who takes care of a place or thing) · fr gardien (one who takes care of a place or thing) · nb vaktmester (one who takes care of a place or thing) · ru ня́ня (one who takes care of a person) · fr gardienne (one who takes care of a place or thing) · ru смотри́тель (one who takes care of a place or thing) · ga fear faire (one who takes care of a person) · fi hoitaja (one who takes care of a place or thing) · grc κηδεμών (one who takes care of a person) · ca conserge (one who takes care of a place or thing) · ast conserxe (one who takes care of a place or thing) · es portero (one who takes care of a place or thing) · de Pfleger (one who takes care of a person) · nl voogd (one who takes care of a person) · unm kenahkihèt (one who takes care of a person) · ga feighlí (one who takes care of a place or thing) · fi talonmies (one who takes care of a place or thing) · hu gondviselő (one who takes care of a person) · ga airíoch (one who takes care of a person) · ga airíoch (one who takes care of a place or thing) · ru ня́нька (one who takes care of a person) · pt cuidador (one who takes care of a place or thing) · nv yaaʼáhályání (one who takes care of a place or thing) · el κηδεμόνας (one who takes care of a person) · cmn 照顧者 /照顾者 (one who takes care of a person) · ro paznic (one who takes care of a place or thing) · gl gardián (one who takes care of a place or thing) · ro portar (one who takes care of a place or thing) · fi huoltomies (one who takes care of a place or thing) · mk негува́телка (one who takes care of a person) · hi पालक (one who takes care of a place or thing) · hu gondozó (one who takes care of a person) · fr concierge (one who takes care of a place or thing) · hu épületgondnok (one who takes care of a place or thing) · de Hausmeister (one who takes care of a place or thing) · mk на́стојник (one who takes care of a place or thing) · es cuidador (one who takes care of a person) · nn vaktmeister (one who takes care of a place or thing) · ga bean faire (one who takes care of a person) · fr gardienne (one who takes care of a person) · pl opiekun (one who takes care of a person) · pl dozorczyni (one who takes care of a place or thing) · ru смотри́тельница (one who takes care of a place or thing)