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Noun
/ˈke(ə)rˌtākər/,
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caretakers, plural;
  1. A person employed to look after a public building or a house in the owner's absence

  2. Holding power temporarily
    • - his was a caretaker regime
  3. A person employed to look after people or animals


  1. a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
  2. an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily; "he acted as a caretaker until a new president could be elected"
  3. Caretaker is a fictional Marvel Comics character. There have been two incarnations of the character, The first version appeared in Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #28 in the Rise of the Midnight Sons storyline. After this version died his granddaughter assumed the role. She debuted in Ghost Rider (vol. 3) #26.
  4. The Caretaker is a play by Harold Pinter. It was first published by both Encore Publishing (publisher of Encore Magazine) and Eyre Methuen in 1960. The sixth play that Pinter wrote for stage or television production, it was his first significant commercial success., HaroldPinter. ...
  5. The Caretaker is a 1963 British drama film directed by Clive Donner and based on the Harold Pinter play of the same name. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize.
  6. The Caretaker is a long-running project by electronic musician James Kirby alongside his better-known project V/Vm. ...
  7. (The caretakers) The Caretakers is a 1963 United Artists film drama starring Joan Crawford, Robert Stack, Polly Bergen and Janis Paige in a story about a mental hospital.
  8. Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after somewhere, or with responsibility for keeping a place in good repair; Someone who takes care of a person; a parent, carer or other guardian; Temporary, on a short term basis
  9. an individual accompanying a shipment requiring special attention while en route.
  10. The person who maintains and collects fees at certain shelters and campsites.
  11. any state agency or any individuals responsible for the health and welfare of a person with a disability by providing for or directly providing assistance in meeting a daily living need regardless of the location within which such assistance occurs.
  12. one who takes care of another's property or valuables
  13. Person employed to take charge of property in the owners absence - generally on a temporary basis. Also used in a commercial role for large properties, museums etc.
  14. A person who is responsible for the day-to-day care of the child.  This includes physical care, supervision, and making decisions about the child.
  15. In child welfare, a person responsible for a child’s health or welfare. This may be the child’s parent or guardian, another person within the child’s own home, or relative in a relative’s home, foster care home, or residential institution.
  16. A Caretaker is a user who takes care of a world in the ActiveWorlds universe. For example, the caretaker of Yellow is Digigurl. Some worlds, like AWTeen, may have multiple caretakers.
  17. A person who has agreed to be responsible for the care of a child on an extended basis and who exercises parental authority in the capacity of a guardian.
  18. A person other than the biological parents who has assumed physical/legal custody of the child(ren).
  19. a person who cares for the elderly in the House of the Old.
  20. As the name suggests these are the people who roleplay caretaker characters, a 'mommy' or 'daddy' figure for other babyfurs.
  21. The parent who has temporary or legal physical custody of a dependent child. The parent to whom child support is paid.
  22. One that looks after another in absence, or in a difficult situation