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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
Whitehouse will recur as Filch, Hogwart’s caretaker and cat dad, originally played by David Bradley.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
But also being able to really dive more deeply into the caretaker element of the story and make Nikki’s character go on her own journey.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
The victim’s caretaker interrupted the attack, and Choi fled.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
City ploughed their faith into Van Nistelrooy in November on the back of his stint as Manchester United’s caretaker boss.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
But also being able to really dive more deeply into the caretaker element of the story and make Nikki’s character go on her own journey.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
The victim’s caretaker interrupted the attack, and Choi fled.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
City ploughed their faith into Van Nistelrooy in November on the back of his stint as Manchester United’s caretaker boss.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caretaker
Noun
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Related article Young children, a substitute teacher, the head of their school and its custodian.—
John Miller,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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When the Dispatch caught up with Nesbit nearly 13 years after his capture, he had been paroled to St. Paul and was working as a custodian for a local business.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2025
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The model previously highlighted the hard work of caregivers following the death of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa Hackman.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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This kind of support can be helpful for the person with cancer and their caregivers.—
Julie Scott, MSN, ANP-BC, AOCNP,
Verywell Health,
17 Apr. 2025
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Isabella’s a keeper with an assistant-manager title in the near future.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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Callender was back in his usual role as Inter Miami’s starting keeper on Sunday night against Toronto FC at Chase Stadium.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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Since the org partnered with Three Camel Lodge in 2020 to expand the breeding program, visitors to the camp can meet the stoic (but still quite cute and fluffy) guardian dogs.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
25 Apr. 2025
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Today’s Wordle Etymology The word genie comes from the French génie, which was borrowed from Latin genius, meaning a guardian spirit or guiding influence.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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An older African American painter Ed Clark (1926-2019) had pioneered this gambit earlier by painting with a janitor’s push broom.—
Holland Cotter,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Zoom in: The wage move affects employees of companies that contract with the federal government, such as janitors and food service workers.—
Emily Peck,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Cooke County warden responded Saturday to a 911 call after the group of University of North Texas students became stranded on the water, the Parks and Wildlife Department said in a news release.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2025
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The warden will also ask the Attorney General's Office if there are any legal blocks to the execution.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Caretaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caretaker. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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