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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But Linda is a caretaker at this point.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Our children stayed at the day care, but the process—there had been an investigation, in part prompted by us—had changed something in our relationship with the caretakers.
—Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Sebring was killed alongside Tate, the wife of director Roman Polanski, as well as coffee heiress Abigail Folger; her boyfriend, aspiring screenwriter Wojciech Frykowski; and recent high school graduate Steven Parent, who was visiting a property caretaker.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The movie revolves around Mehdi, 25, who is invited to spend a quiet summer with his girlfriend Garance and his in-laws in the south of France, and sees their trip turn into chaos after a conflict breaks out between Garance’s family and the villa’s caretakers couple.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Our children stayed at the day care, but the process—there had been an investigation, in part prompted by us—had changed something in our relationship with the caretakers.
—Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Sebring was killed alongside Tate, the wife of director Roman Polanski, as well as coffee heiress Abigail Folger; her boyfriend, aspiring screenwriter Wojciech Frykowski; and recent high school graduate Steven Parent, who was visiting a property caretaker.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The movie revolves around Mehdi, 25, who is invited to spend a quiet summer with his girlfriend Garance and his in-laws in the south of France, and sees their trip turn into chaos after a conflict breaks out between Garance’s family and the villa’s caretakers couple.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 7 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 18 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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