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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
Alongside the main house, the property encompasses multiple guest houses, a caretaker’s unit and the region’s only funicular which leads to the grand estate perched cliffside at the water’s edge.
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David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Instead, have a non-breastfeeding caretaker take charge of the post-feeding settling process, recommends Golshevksy.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
Meet Paddy Lynch — undertaker and caretaker of a quirky collection of Detroit businesses.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Some researchers argue that this background sense of trust is developed in childhood as a person interacts with caretakers.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Sep. 2025
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David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Instead, have a non-breastfeeding caretaker take charge of the post-feeding settling process, recommends Golshevksy.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
Meet Paddy Lynch — undertaker and caretaker of a quirky collection of Detroit businesses.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Some researchers argue that this background sense of trust is developed in childhood as a person interacts with caretakers.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caretaker
Noun
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The estate is custodian of all works and legacy of Tolkien published during his lifetime, and the joint custodian of works published after his death with the Christopher Tolkien Estate.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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The United Arab Emirates, on the other hand, has provided significant support to the RSF, viewing its commander, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo – widely known as Hemedti – as the custodian of Sudan’s gold exports and the path to its plans for port development along the Red Sea coast.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Smart monitoring systems can track health metrics, predict potential issues and provide early interventions, allowing caregivers to focus on human connection rather than constant vigilance.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Federal partners including the FBI and NCIS will assist with digital forensics and evidence collection; prosecutors will decide whether any third parties, including caregivers, could face charges related to firearm access as the ownership and access to the revolver remain under investigation.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Former Barcelona reserve keeper Jose Manuel Pinto became a hip hop artist and producer under the nickname Wahin.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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The attack lasted 15 minutes before another keeper, identified as Phanom Sitsaeng, was able to reach Rangkharasamee, per Bangkok Post.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At the center stands a bronze Caryatid by Louis Félix Chabaud, a classical guardian presiding over a resolutely modern space and anchoring the atrium from below.—
Erica Wertheim Zohar,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The survivors watched in terror as their guardian was relieved of his suit.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The janitor’s closet at the back of The Barbershop.—
Tim McGovern,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Teamsters union includes cooks and other food service workers, as well as groundskeepers, janitors, parking attendants, maintenance workers, mechanics and more.—
Emma McNamee,
Twin Cities,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Game wardens responded to the scene and fatally shot the animal, officials said.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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Eventually, the warden showed up and welcomed them to el infierno—hell.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Caretaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caretaker. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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