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How to pronounce caretaker in English?

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Type Words
Type of keeper, custodian, steward
Has types verger, superintendent, concierge, sacristan, sexton, super
Type Words
Type of official, functionary


he acted as a caretaker until a new president could be elected.

Examples of caretaker

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The night of the December shooting, Castelblanco, Btesh's caretaker, called 911.
From the orlandosentinel.com
A house caretaker found Jett, 16, unconscious in a bathroom late Friday morning.
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The ambassador's residence was decorated with the drying laundry of a caretaker.
From the washingtonpost.com
The relief was a job as a caretaker for two rail cars of poultry, Oakland bound.
From the sfgate.com
That he should die because his caretaker deliberately starved him is horrifying.
From the denverpost.com
He says, for each victim, he tries to get a caretaker from outside the hospital.
From the voanews.com
Miller couldn't stand it and asked her caretaker to drive her to the lower gate.
From the ocregister.com
Serrell is out of work, having recently lost his job as a caretaker in Virginia.
From the smh.com.au
It's a sticky situation, and 21 weeks is surely too long for a caretaker option.
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More examples
  • A custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
  • An official who performs the duties of an office temporarily; "he acted as a caretaker until a new president could be elected"
  • 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.
  • 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. ...
  • 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.
  • The Caretaker is a long-running project by electronic musician James Kirby alongside his better-known project V/Vm. ...
  • (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.
  • 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
  • An individual accompanying a shipment requiring special attention while en route.