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caretaker

Pronunciation: /ˈkɛːteɪkə/
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Definition of caretaker

noun

  • 1a person employed to look after a building: he works as a college caretaker
  • [as modifier] holding power temporarily:the club’s caretaker manager
  • 2chiefly North American a person employed to look after people or animals: two lions escaped from their cage and killed their caretaker

Derivatives

caretake

verb

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