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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
This group consists largely of women who are very poor and have left the workforce to become caretakers.
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Samantha Liss, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
It was first given to Galena by his children, and the city in 1931 deeded the home to the state, which has been its caretaker over the decades.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
The expectation is that this will happen in the next two months, and until then the caretaker government will continue to operate.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
John's father, William Lend Olsen, worked for them as a yacht captain, and his wife, Jennie, stayed behind as the home's winter caretaker when the Harknesses were away.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
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Samantha Liss, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
It was first given to Galena by his children, and the city in 1931 deeded the home to the state, which has been its caretaker over the decades.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
The expectation is that this will happen in the next two months, and until then the caretaker government will continue to operate.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
John's father, William Lend Olsen, worked for them as a yacht captain, and his wife, Jennie, stayed behind as the home's winter caretaker when the Harknesses were away.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caretaker
Noun
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Those roles fall to separate custodians and depositories.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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His members include special education and teacher aides, cafeteria workers, custodians, gardeners and bus drivers.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Many have been separated from their parents and caregivers facing detention or deportation, or stayed with them but were taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, like Liam Conejo Ramos.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Martin loves Leslie deeply, and is her primary caregiver, while Amanda and her daughter have only moved temporarily from Newcastle to look after her.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Portuguese giant had been heading out of the Champions League on goal difference until the 6-foot-6-inch keeper rose superbly to head home a free kick and seal a dramatic 4-2 victory which put Benfica into the playoffs for the last 16.—
Patrick Snell,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Aliyah Chappell, also a junior, plays keeper.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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And so the city was exposed to future hurricanes, and lost the living guardians whose roots held the land in place.—
Melina Walling,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Investigators determined Colgrove was the legal guardian for her 4-year-old grandson.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
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When a production crew arrives to film an alien invasion movie on the crumbling backlot, the janitor decides to vanish alongside the studio itself.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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Asked about the City Hall janitor layoffs at an unrelated Tuesday news conference, Johnson pointed to the forceful demands by his City Council opponents for even steeper cuts during budget negotiations.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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That number is in line with reporting from the Indiana Capital Chronicle, which interviewed the prison's warden, Brian English, during a tour of the detention center late last year.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
18 Feb. 2026
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The newest season showed Renner's character Mike McLusky confronting a gang war and contending with a headstrong new warden, played by Falco.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Caretaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caretaker. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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