Caretaker

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One that is employed to look after or take charge of goods, property, or a person; a custodian.
  • n. One that temporarily performs the duties of an office: The government resigned, but the premier served as caretaker until new leaders could be elected.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after somewhere, or with responsibility for keeping a place in good repair.
  • n. Someone who takes care of a person; a parent, carer or other guardian.
  • adj. Temporary, on a short term basis.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who takes care of something.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
  • n. an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    functionary    official   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    forester    gardener    janitor    watchman    custodian   
     
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