caretaker
noun
care·tak·er
ˈker-ˌtā-kər 
1
: one that gives physical or emotional care and support
served as caretaker to the younger children
2
: one that takes care of the house or land of an owner who may be absent
3
: one temporarily fulfilling the function of office
a caretaker government
Examples of caretaker in a Sentence
We have a caretaker who watches the place for us while we are away.
hired a caretaker for the mansion during the winter months
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The 67-year-old man was able to swim ashore to Knight Island and took shelter in the caretaker's house after dark.
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Brides finds Sally Bishop (Cooke) and her husband on a trip to Northern Italy in 1961, where they get stranded at a remote villa run by the enigmatic Vova (Lawtey), who presides over a household of beautiful, deathless women (Turner-Smith, Prettejohn) and their caretaker (Gorman).
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Candy Hooten and her daughter Kalie Morrison are among those who are caretakers of the cave.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Episode 6 revealed that doomed drug thief Robbie (Tom Pelphrey) left his niece Maeve (Emilia Jones), the caretaker for his two kids, with the cash from the drugs stolen from the Dark Hearts biker gang.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Brides finds Sally Bishop (Cooke) and her husband on a trip to Northern Italy in 1961, where they get stranded at a remote villa run by the enigmatic Vova (Lawtey), who presides over a household of beautiful, deathless women (Turner-Smith, Prettejohn) and their caretaker (Gorman).
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Candy Hooten and her daughter Kalie Morrison are among those who are caretakers of the cave.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Episode 6 revealed that doomed drug thief Robbie (Tom Pelphrey) left his niece Maeve (Emilia Jones), the caretaker for his two kids, with the cash from the drugs stolen from the Dark Hearts biker gang.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for caretaker
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“Caretaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caretaker. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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caretaker
noun
care·tak·er
ˈke(ə)r-ˌtā-kər
ˈka(ə)r-
: one that takes care of buildings or land often for an absent owner
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