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as in caregiver
a person who has responsibility for the care of another
most primary caretakers of elderly parents are women
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Recent Examples of caretaker
But Posey is seeking a strong personality, not a dugout caretaker.
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Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Reports indicate the $5 million set aside for Reggie is to be used to provide for a private home and caretakers.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Oct. 2025
But Linda is a caretaker at this point.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Don’t become their emotional caretaker.
—Evy Poumpouras, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Reports indicate the $5 million set aside for Reggie is to be used to provide for a private home and caretakers.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Oct. 2025
But Linda is a caretaker at this point.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Don’t become their emotional caretaker.
—Evy Poumpouras, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for caretaker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caretaker
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Directed and written by Tom DeNucci (Vault), The Roaring Game chronicles the journey of Ricky, a high school custodian who loses everything when his girlfriend is selected to play hockey for Team USA and compete in the World Games.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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Akeem Pierre, 42, was charged in municipal court in Dorchester Thursday with animal cruelty and animal cruelty by a custodian.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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The list should include contact information for loved ones, an immigration attorney, a hotline, schools, caregivers and employers.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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In some cases, only people with limited mobility, the elderly, caregivers and those with no means to leave have stayed behind, the report says.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Nearly 200,000 workers are employed in animal care and services, including kennel attendants, groomers, stable hands, zoo keepers and animal trainers.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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As this cord-cutting phenomenon has become an existential crisis, carriage deals have been renegotiated all across the industry, giving channel owners more flexibility while ensuring that cord-keepers still get value for their monthly payments.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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Enough so, Jelinek says, that Bagby, who was 18, even became his temporary legal guardian to make filming easier on his parents.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Police are hoping the find will remind parents and guardians to check their children's Halloween candy.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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The same workers who keep this country running every single day—home care aides, teachers, bus drivers and janitors who can’t afford to get sick.—
Linda Goler Blount,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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In Indiana, a church hired a janitor convicted of molesting a 7-year-old girl.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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Falco is introduced to the world Kingstown as Nina Hobbs, the new warden running the prison where Kyle will be sent to.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuit named the governor, the director and deputy director of the MDOC, and about three dozen employees, from corrections officers to the warden.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Caretaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caretaker. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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