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- [kair-tey-ker]
- /ˈkɛərˌteɪ kər/
- /ˈkeəˌteɪ.kər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kair-tey-ker]
- /ˈkɛərˌteɪ kər/
Definitions of caretaker word
- countable noun caretaker A caretaker is a person whose job it is to look after a large building such as a school or a block of flats or apartments, and deal with small repairs to it. 3
- countable noun caretaker A caretaker is a person whose job it is to take care of a house or property when the owner is not there. 3
- adjective caretaker A caretaker government or leader is in charge temporarily until a new government or leader is appointed. 3
- countable noun caretaker A caretaker is someone who is responsible for looking after another person, for example, a person who has a disability, or is ill or very young. 3
- noun caretaker a person who is in charge of a place or thing, esp in the owner's absence 3
- noun caretaker holding office temporarily; interim 3
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Origin of caretaker
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; care + taker
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Parts of speech for Caretaker
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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caretaker popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
caretaker usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for caretaker
noun caretaker
- supervisor — a person who supervises workers or the work done by others; superintendent.
- custodian — The custodian of an official building, a companies' assets, or something else valuable is the person who is officially in charge of it.
- curator — A curator is someone who is in charge of the objects or works of art in a museum or art gallery.
- warden — any of several pears having a crisp, firm flesh, used in cookery.
- keeper — a person who guards or watches, as at a prison or gate.
adjective caretaker
- interim — an intervening time; interval; meantime: School doesn't start till September, but he's taking a Spanish class in the interim.
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