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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
The estate is also well equipped for staff, with a one-bedroom caretaker’s cottage and a dedicated catering kitchen to handle larger gatherings.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2026
Lucille Ball nearly kicked them out (but didn’t), James Cagney took them to dinner after they were sized up by his caretaker, Fred Astaire did a dance for them, and Mel Brooks kept them laughing.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
In a follow-up video from April 11, one hen in particular emerged as the dedicated caretaker.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
With Calum McFarlane once again installed as caretaker manager, Chelsea came into the game on a dismal run of five-straight Premier League defeats, leaving them struggling to qualify for the Champions League, but now have the chance to finish the season with silverware.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2026
Lucille Ball nearly kicked them out (but didn’t), James Cagney took them to dinner after they were sized up by his caretaker, Fred Astaire did a dance for them, and Mel Brooks kept them laughing.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
In a follow-up video from April 11, one hen in particular emerged as the dedicated caretaker.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
With Calum McFarlane once again installed as caretaker manager, Chelsea came into the game on a dismal run of five-straight Premier League defeats, leaving them struggling to qualify for the Champions League, but now have the chance to finish the season with silverware.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caretaker
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The union, which represents animal care specialists, patrol officers, custodians, groundskeepers, patrol officers, aides and seasonal workers, said the zoo's last contract offer would have taken away their health care plan without providing a comparable alternative.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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The report scored 542 tokenized assets on a scale from wrapper, where a token represents a claim on an offchain asset held by a custodian, to native, where issuance, redemption, and custody all happen fully onchain.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Pawelski was left as the primary caregiver for his mom, who had dementia.—
Aneri Pattani,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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That base is comprised of 1,007 workers, 1,045 retirees and an oversample of 492 caregivers.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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This is a super-interesting profile by Tom Burrows on Paris Saint-Germain’s Matvey Safonov, the Russian ‘keeper who is seeing them through the second half of the season.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Dortmund ‘keeper Gregor Kobel denied Cyriaque Irié a consolation goal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Police said the suspect was detained and used a gun owned by a legal guardian.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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Entrants must be in grades 5-12; a parent/guardian must submit for students aged 12 and younger.—
Keith Sharon,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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On May 8, the inevitable movie version, with Sally Field as the janitor, premieres on Netflix.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Participants included janitors, security officers, airport workers and stadium employees affiliated with SEIU-United Service Workers West, along with a coalition of labor unions, civil rights organizations, immigrant advocacy groups and faith leaders.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
1 May 2026
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In the letter accompanying Knight's warrant to the state prison warden, DeSantis appeared to mistakenly reference Hitchcock instead of Knight.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The most visible woman at the company, though, had long been Donaldson’s mother, Sue Parisher, a former military-prison warden who led the company’s HR department.—
Irin Carmon,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Caretaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caretaker. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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