Associations to the word «Caretaker»

Wiktionary

CARETAKER, noun. Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after somewhere, or with responsibility for keeping a place in good repair.
CARETAKER, noun. Someone who takes care of a person; a parent, carer or other guardian.
CARETAKER, adjective. (chiefly UK) Temporary, on a short term basis.
CARETAKER GOVERNMENT, noun. (politics) A type of government that rules temporarily.
CARETAKER GOVERNMENTS, noun. Plural of caretaker government

Dictionary definition

CARETAKER, noun. A custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person).
CARETAKER, noun. An official who performs the duties of an office temporarily; "he acted as a caretaker until a new president could be elected".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats