caretaker.
Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.
Meaning & usage
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.
Synonym of caregiver (“a person who provides care to another”).
Where this word comes from
From care + taker.
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.
Where this word comes from
From care + taker.
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