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Dictionary Results For "caretaker" [?]/[OPML]
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English

Etymology

From + .

Noun

  1. Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after somewhere, or with responsibility for keeping a place in good repair.
  2. Someone who takes care of a person; a parent, carer or other guardian.


Adjective

  1. temporary|Temporary, on a short term basis.
  2. : Johnson had to be drafted in as the caretaker manager after Hewlett resigned without warning the day before the final.


Translations

de:caretaker hu:caretaker pl:caretaker ru:caretaker fi:caretaker ta:caretaker vi:caretaker zh:caretaker

WordNet caretaker
n 1: a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property
or a person)
2: an official who performs the duties of an office
temporarily; "he acted as a caretaker until a new
president could be elected"
Moby Dictionary
air warden
, attendant , castellan , conservator , curator , custodian ,
forest ranger
, game warden , gamekeeper , governor , guardian ,
guardian angel
, janitor , keeper , lifeguard , lifesaver , next friend ,
prochein ami
, ranger , shepherd , steward , warden , warder


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