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/ˈkɛɹˌteɪ.kɚ/
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/ˈkɛəˌteɪ.kə/
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Temporary, on a short term basis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, not-comparable
Examples
Johnson had to be drafted in as the caretaker manager after Hewlett resigned without warning the day before the final.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: interim
Antonyms: none provided
Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Her dad was a cemetery caretaker for many years. There was a lot of landscaping work. The gravedigging itself was done with backhoes.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Synonym of caregiver (“a person who provides care to another”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: caregiver
Antonyms: none provided
a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: custodian, keeper, steward
Narrower terms: concierge, sexton, sacristan, superintendent, super, verger
an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he acted as a caretaker until a new president could be elected
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: official, functionary
Across languages
Translations 107 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin :
看守
(kānshǒu)
— temporary, on a short term basis
Chinese Mandarin :
臨時 /临时
(línshí)
— temporary, on a short term basis
Finnish :
väliaikainen
— temporary, on a short term basis
Finnish :
virkaa tekevä
— temporary, on a short term basis
French :
gardien
— temporary, on a short term basis
Galician :
provisorio
— temporary, on a short term basis
Galician :
provisional
— temporary, on a short term basis
Hindi :
कार्यवाहक
(kāryavāhak)
— temporary, on a short term basis
Hungarian :
ideiglenes
— temporary, on a short term basis
Hungarian :
átmeneti
— temporary, on a short term basis
Hungarian :
megbízott
— temporary, on a short term basis
Irish :
sealadach
— temporary, on a short term basis
Māori :
kaitiaki
— temporary, on a short term basis
Polish :
w zastępstwie
— temporary, on a short term basis
Polish :
tymczasowy
— temporary, on a short term basis
Polish :
doraźny
— temporary, on a short term basis
Romanian :
interimar
— temporary, on a short term basis
Arabic :
مُحَافِظ
(muḥāfiẓ)
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Asturian :
conserxe
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Azerbaijani :
mühafiz
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Catalan :
conserge
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Chinese Mandarin :
管理人
(guǎnlǐrén)
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Danish :
vicevært
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Danish :
varmemester
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Finnish :
huoltomies
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Finnish :
hoitaja
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Finnish :
talonmies
— one who takes care of a place or thing
French :
concierge
— one who takes care of a place or thing
French :
gardien
— one who takes care of a place or thing
French :
gardienne
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Galician :
gardián
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Galician :
coidador
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Galician :
conserxe
— one who takes care of a place or thing
German :
Hausmeister
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Greek :
επιστάτης
(epistátis)
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Ancient Greek :
ἐπιμελητής
(epimelētḗs)
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Ancient Greek :
ἐπιστάτης
(epistátēs)
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Hindi :
पालक
(pālak)
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Hungarian :
gondnok
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Hungarian :
épületgondnok
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Hungarian :
házfelügyelő
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Hungarian :
házmester
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Ingrian :
hoitaja
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Irish :
airíoch
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Irish :
feighlí
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Italian :
portinaio
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Italian :
caposcala
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Macedonian :
на́стојник
(nástojnik)
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Navajo :
yaaʼáhályání
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Norwegian Bokmål :
vaktmester
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Norwegian Nynorsk :
vaktmeister
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Polish :
dozorca
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Polish :
dozorczyni
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Portuguese :
cuidador
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Romanian :
portar
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Romanian :
gardian
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Romanian :
paznic
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Russian :
смотри́тель
(smotrítelʹ)
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Russian :
смотри́тельница
(smotrítelʹnica)
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Russian :
сто́рож
(stórož)
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Spanish :
conserje
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Spanish :
portero
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Swedish :
vaktmästare
— one who takes care of a place or thing
Asturian :
curiador
— one who takes care of a person
Catalan :
cuidador
— one who takes care of a person
Chamorro :
a'adahi
— one who takes care of a person
Chinese Mandarin :
護工 /护工
(hùgōng)
— one who takes care of a person
Chinese Mandarin :
看護 /看护
(kānhù)
— one who takes care of a person
Chinese Mandarin :
照顧者 /照顾者
(zhàogùzhě)
— one who takes care of a person
Danish :
plejer
— one who takes care of a person
Dutch :
voogd
— one who takes care of a person
Finnish :
huoltaja
— one who takes care of a person
Finnish :
hoitaja
— one who takes care of a person
French :
gardien
— one who takes care of a person
French :
gardienne
— one who takes care of a person
German :
Pfleger
— one who takes care of a person
German :
Pflegerin
— one who takes care of a person
Greek :
κηδεμόνας
(kidemónas)
— one who takes care of a person
Ancient Greek :
κηδεμών
(kēdemṓn)
— one who takes care of a person
Hungarian :
gondozó
— one who takes care of a person
Hungarian :
ápoló
— one who takes care of a person
Hungarian :
gondviselő
— one who takes care of a person
Ingrian :
hoitaja
— one who takes care of a person
Irish :
airíoch
— one who takes care of a person
Irish :
feighlí
— one who takes care of a person
Irish :
bean faire
— one who takes care of a person
Irish :
fear faire
— one who takes care of a person
Irish :
cúramóir
— one who takes care of a person
Italian :
badante
— one who takes care of a person
Kashubian :
aùsknecht
— one who takes care of a person
Kashubian :
dozérca
— one who takes care of a person
Macedonian :
ста́рател
(stáratel)
— one who takes care of a person
Macedonian :
негува́телка
(neguvátelka)
— one who takes care of a person
Polish :
opiekun
— one who takes care of a person
Polish :
opiekunka
— one who takes care of a person
Portuguese :
responsável
— one who takes care of a person
Romagnol :
abadânt
— one who takes care of a person
Romanian :
îngrijitor
— one who takes care of a person
Romanian :
îngrijitoare
— one who takes care of a person
Russian :
сиде́лка
(sidélka)
— one who takes care of a person
Russian :
ня́ня
(njánja)
— one who takes care of a person
Russian :
ня́нька
(njánʹka)
— one who takes care of a person
Russian :
медсестра́
(medsestrá)
— one who takes care of a person
Spanish :
cuidador
— one who takes care of a person
Swedish :
vårdnadshavare
— one who takes care of a person
Unami :
kenahkihèt
— one who takes care of a person
Unami :
kèhkenahkihès
— one who takes care of a person
