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as in keepers
a person who takes care of a property sometimes for an absent owner
hired a caretaker for the mansion during the winter months
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as in caregivers
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 caretakers
Investigators claim that the daughter of the unidentified octogenarian trusted Guarino with blank checks meant to be used to pay herself and the other caretakers, as well as cover her disabled mother’s expenses.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
The sanctuary serves as a forever home to more than 100 horses, donkeys, ponies and other farm animals, whose caretakers say they were saved from abuse over the years.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Their caretakers say that each was saved from some form of abuse over the years.
—Zach Boetto, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
Go back further to when Peter Beardsley, who had been in situ since 2010, was suspended in January 2018 due to allegations of using racist and abusive language, and Newcastle have had six permanent under-21 coaches, plus six caretakers (overseen by four separate coaches).
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
That initiative established the ARDA site, which was rezoned for cemetery uses, caretakers’ quarters, an information center and parks.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
Each one grew up in a home that required her to curry favor with volatile and inconstant parents—a menacing father figure, a recessive and enabling mother—and each found a fragile safety in her caretakers’ occasional good will.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Her death devastated her supporters and caretakers.
—Colbi Edmonds, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
At her home day care, Rodriguez employs a group of teachers and caretakers who are, for the most part, either in their twenties and childless or else parents with at least one child enrolled in the day care.
—Lauren Hilgers, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
The sanctuary serves as a forever home to more than 100 horses, donkeys, ponies and other farm animals, whose caretakers say they were saved from abuse over the years.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Their caretakers say that each was saved from some form of abuse over the years.
—Zach Boetto, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
Go back further to when Peter Beardsley, who had been in situ since 2010, was suspended in January 2018 due to allegations of using racist and abusive language, and Newcastle have had six permanent under-21 coaches, plus six caretakers (overseen by four separate coaches).
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
That initiative established the ARDA site, which was rezoned for cemetery uses, caretakers’ quarters, an information center and parks.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
Each one grew up in a home that required her to curry favor with volatile and inconstant parents—a menacing father figure, a recessive and enabling mother—and each found a fragile safety in her caretakers’ occasional good will.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Her death devastated her supporters and caretakers.
—Colbi Edmonds, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
At her home day care, Rodriguez employs a group of teachers and caretakers who are, for the most part, either in their twenties and childless or else parents with at least one child enrolled in the day care.
—Lauren Hilgers, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caretakers
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The siblings have different personalities, according to their keepers; Xiao Xiao is timid while his sister Lei Lei is fearless and adapts to changes quickly.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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Starting Saturday night, the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore will be staffed by skeleton crews of keepers, veterinarians, and animal commissary workers who prepare animals’ diets in a large, restaurant-grade kitchen.—
Lorraine Mirabella,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2026
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That in turn, these scientists say, drives the need for more, rather than less, research, because over the long term, COVID could have significant economic and societal implications, such as higher health care costs and more demands on social programs and caregivers.—
Stephanie Armour,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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CareYaya, a social enterprise founded in 2022 by North Carolina native Neal Shah, employs college students in North Carolina and across the country as caregivers for seniors.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Jan. 2026
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The first move by its latest custodians was a $NZ 25 million (approximately $14 million) makeover for the famed lodge.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Your Kansas tax dollars pay for salaries of state employees, from university chancellors and aerospace researchers to prison guards and custodians.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2026
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The letter instructed parents and guardians to immediately call a doctor and shelter at home if their child develops symptoms associated with measles.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Jan. 2026
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In order to pick up a student, parents and guardians will be required to have a photo ID and be listed in Skyward as eligible to pick up the student.—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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Eight Democratic candidates appeared at a forum sponsored by SEIU United Service Workers West, which represents more than 45,000 janitors, security officers, airport service employees and other workers in California.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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Its member organizations include SEIU Healthcare and Locals 1 and 73, representing workers across various industries, including janitors, child care workers, and private security officers and doormen.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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According to wardens, a team of trackers spotted the twins on Saturday, with monitoring and protection measures in force to increase their chances of survival.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Forest wardens walk into Kyebi Forest Reserve in the East Akim Municipal district in Ghana.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Caretakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caretakers. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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