NOUN | person | caretaker | a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person) |
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person | caretaker | an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily |
Sounds | keh'rtey.ker | |
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Rhymes | acre / Acre ... Zocor: 182 rhymes with ker... |
Meaning | A custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person). | |
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Narrower | concierge | A French caretaker of apartments or a hotel |
sexton, sacristan | An officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects | |
superintendent, super | A caretaker for an apartment house | |
verger | A church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremonies | |
Broader | custodian, keeper, steward | One having charge of buildings or grounds or animals |
Spanish | conserje, velador, vigilante | |
Catalan | vetllador, vigilant |
Meaning | An official who performs the duties of an office temporarily. | |
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Example | "he acted as a caretaker until a new president could be elected" | |
Broader | official, functionary | A worker who holds or is invested with an office |
Spanish | sustituto | |
Catalan | substitut |
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