caretaker
60
1.9
- noun
- /ˈkɛrˌteɪkər/
:
conserje (de edificio)
- Hi, I'm John Witkowsky, are you the caretaker?
- primary caretaker
- caretaker of children
- caretaker of infants
And that's why in every human society, women are primary caretakers for children.
- And that's why in every human society, women are primary caretakers for children.
- You who are its caretakers, you take its mud and dig out its stones.
- But my dad, he was my caretaker.
- Greta steps up and becomes this caretaker, bringing him things to eat, cleaning out his room.
- So I feel like the worst suffering is watching somebody you love that you're supposed to be a caretaker of and you can't take care of them.
- And then they said you have to go to this graveyard, bribe the caretaker and dig a grave because we're shooting us in sort of guerrilla style tomorrow.
- And the wifey could stay home and she could be the caretaker of the children and a house maker if you will, and go on your vacations.
- And we're providing assurances to their caretakers that this is sad.
- We cannot expect parents and caretakers to really build Brazilian children.
- So he was the caretaker for both of them.
- I do believe it's OK to say women are caretakers by nature.
- Anyway, Nick you know right, He well you know a caretaker and a block of flats in Acne, right?
- And the research is devoted to understanding the response of the child when the caretaker, the mother of the father, returns.
- She cleaned, she cooked, and she worked two and three jobs, so obviously we needed caretakers.
- You may not want these beta guys who are caretakers and take the back seat, but you may be comfortable with those guys.
Examples
-
I'm your caretaker.
-
How near did you say the caretaker lived to the main house?
-
So he was the caretaker for both of them.
-
I was the caretaker of this property.
-
His father is the caretaker.
-
I had sometimes been the caretaker for it, but I admit I had ignored it.
Fiction book (1996) -
A stone fountain built around it had been maintained by a caretaker since it was considered public property.
Fiction book (1996) -
Greta steps up and becomes this caretaker, bringing him things to eat, cleaning out his room.
-
Soon after that, Buenaventura moved to the caretaker's house and nobody seemed to mind.
Fiction book (1996) -
The caretaker was responsible for maintaining the gardens while the owners were away.
Synonyms
106
2.5
A person who looks after buildings, animals, or things
40
3.8
A person who takes care of and protects things like buildings, animals, or records
26
4.6
A person who manages property, money and daily operations for someone or an organization
3
4.9
A person who keeps things or traditions in good condition
1
2.8
A person who stays in and looks after a house while the owners are away, often without pay
How Responsible
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Caretaker is built from care and taker, meaning someone who 'takes care' of a place or person. That's why the word is used for the person who looks after a house, building, or an elderly person when the owner or family cannot.