CARETAKERS Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

caretakers

noun

plural of caretaker

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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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 The hotlines are also open to people who need to report abuse from caretakers. — Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026 When a seal like Violet won’t eat on its own, caretakers use a tube to feed it. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 During his testimony, the prosecution produced a spiral notebook in which Clancy had left instructions for caretakers on when to put down the baby, which vegetables to prepare for dinner, how to cut up the sweet potatoes. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 Six-year-old Araali will move to a different zoo this fall after her caretakers noticed behavioral changes between her and her four cubs in recent months, Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance officials said this week. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2026 In Manon Coubia’s visually arresting film Forest High, solo caretakers keep the fires burning in a remote Alpine chalet where weary hikers find modest lodgings. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 The programs may look different from campus to campus, with some mascots living with their handlers as family pets, others residing in campus habitats or on private farms, and some receiving daily care from veterinary teams and student caretakers. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 These days, caretakers occupy the micronation, and the family lives mostly on the mainland. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026 The whale, a 23-year-old female named Peekachu, died suddenly Tuesday as caretakers tried to rehydrate her, Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium said in a news release. — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The training keepers this summer — those who traveled and practiced with the USMNT throughout the World Cup but weren’t rostered — were Kochen and Andrew Rick, a 20-year-old Philadelphia Union backup.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
So Wingard amicably parted ways with Godzilla’s keepers in order to reconnect with the types of films that first put him on the map.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

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Her gay best friend, Anthony, became her daughter’s adoptive father, and his parents joined a small, devoted community of caregivers for their child.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Every fall, millions of American parents and caregivers make extraordinary sacrifices to send a child to college.

— Suresh Garimella, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of caregivers

Noun

However, those lawyers said custodians are not legally required to make charities open accounts to receive funds.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
The solution for most Americans retiring in Europe is to work with a cross-border financial advisor who has established relationships with custodians that support overseas Americans.

— Shane Clark, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of custodians

Noun

State law requires parents and guardians of students at schools near certain crematorium projects to receive notification about the potential for toxic air contaminants.

— Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
In a letter addressed to parents and guardians obtained by ABC Chicago station WLS, school officials said the gun did not enter school grounds.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of guardians

Noun

According to the post, Kentucky State Police Aviation saw smoke in the area, and wardens and search and rescue personnel were able to access the location, near the headwaters of Cave Run Lake, using a boat.

— Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2026
Game wardens did arrest nine people across Georgia for boating under the influence, the majority of whom were at Lake Lanier.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

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