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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
According to People, Kardashian is now Amari’s primary caretaker, while Thompson is his legal guardian.
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
In addition, stage actor Luke Thallon will play Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor Quirinus Quirrell, and Paul Whitehouse (Harry & Paul) has been cast as the curmudgeonly caretaker Argus Filch.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025
Dear Eric: My mother and her caretaker came to visit for two days.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
This can easily go undetected for a long period of time if you’ve been socialized to play the caretaker role.
—Nicole Lipkin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
In addition, stage actor Luke Thallon will play Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor Quirinus Quirrell, and Paul Whitehouse (Harry & Paul) has been cast as the curmudgeonly caretaker Argus Filch.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025
Dear Eric: My mother and her caretaker came to visit for two days.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
This can easily go undetected for a long period of time if you’ve been socialized to play the caretaker role.
—Nicole Lipkin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caretaker
Noun
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Our government is the custodian of public trust and taxpayer funds and we as citizens have every right to insist on transparency and accountability.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Aug. 2025
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As custodians of the ultimate game of failure, baseball people are wired to fear the worst possible outcomes.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Japan remains a highly patriarchal society in which married women are often expected to take the caregiver role, despite government efforts to get husbands more involved.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Provide employees paid family leave, childcare support and flexible scheduling to counteract the motherhood penalty and help caregivers maintain employment.—
Aisha Nyandoro,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Wyatt Kaiser is 22 and looks like a keeper.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
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
Noun
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Younger children must be registered by a parent or guardian and re-register upon turning 14.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Thomas is now representing Kevin Hunter, who takes issue with no longer being paid severance from his divorce, in a lawsuit that looks to replace Morrissey as Williams’ guardian and a court order mandating a reassessment of money owed to him.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Aug. 2025
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The Jerusalem branch of the Vatican’s Caritas federation named two of the dead as Saad Salameh, 60, the church’s janitor, and Fumayya Ayyad, 84, who had been sitting inside a Caritas psychosocial support tent when the blast sent shrapnel and debris flying.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
20 July 2025
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An 84-year-old woman and the parish's 60-year-old janitor were killed in the strike while the parish priest, Father Romanelli, was lightly injured, the Associated Press reported.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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Paul forms his team with the help of Caretaker (Chris Rock) and coach Scarborough (Reynolds), but must overcome the warden trying to fix the game while playing for personal redemption.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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The company was hired to provide operational support for the facility, including camp managers, wardens, corrections officers and other administrative staff.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 July 2025
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“Caretaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caretaker. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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