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as in custodian
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 caregiver
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 caretaker As for Mambo, caretakers hope the fish will cheer up for good once construction wraps up and visitors are allowed to return this summer. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025 Denver officials filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking the closure of the property, which has accrued nearly $280,000 in fines because of its unsafe condition, and the city asked a judge to place the building in the control of a third-party caretaker. Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025 The film, which debuted at SXSW 2024, stars Ferreira as a struggling caretaker who tries to cope with her absent father. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025 The Diaper Bank makes other arguments: A reliable supply of clean diapers helps to eliminate $4.3 million in medical costs; The lack thereof can lead to maternal depression and potentially child abuse as constant crying wears on caretakers. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for caretaker 
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Noun
  • His subsequent television credits include the role of custodian and ex-sumo wrestler Yoshi Nakamura in the Disney series Kickin’ It.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Jo was a member of First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hector and loved being an organist, pianist and custodian.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Male Alzheimer’s caregivers group: The Men’s Breakfast Club is an informal and unstructured gathering of male caregivers.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
  • To prevent burnout, caregivers must make their own well-being a priority.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • D’Onta Foreman had a 38-yard run on the second play of the drive, and Sam Darnold scored on an option keeper.
    Dave Birkett, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Egan’s 1-yard touchdown run on a fourth-down keeper pulled the Chargers within 28-26 with 4:57 left in the third quarter.
    Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2022
Noun
  • The proposed guardian must submit a Title 14 guardianship application to the Maricopa County Juvenile Court.
    Jessica Boehm, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The students are children who have been sent away by their parents or guardians to study at Quranic boarding schools in what’s known as the almajiri system.
    Ogar Monday, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Where to watch:Netflix 'The Toxic Avenger' (2025) The 1984 cult movie gets a revamp courtesy of this gory superhero comedy, with Peter Dinklage as a janitor transformed into a mutant vigilante doling out social justice.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Richards’s first job after graduating from Brown in 1980 was as a labor organizer, running union campaigns for garment workers, nursing-home workers, and janitors, positions that took her from New Orleans to Houston and Los Angeles.
    Jonathan Van Meter, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Where you were accused of trying to kill the warden, at Lucasville?
    Bob Guccione Jr., SPIN, 11 Feb. 2025
  • But, to his surprise, the warden escorted him directly to the command center, just outside the row.
    Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025

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“Caretaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caretaker. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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