CARETAKER


Meaning of CARETAKER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈker-ˌtā-kər ]

noun

Date: 1801

1. : one that gives physical or emotional care and support

served as caretaker to the younger children

2. : one that takes care of the house or land of an owner who may be absent

3. : one temporarily fulfilling the function of office

a caretaker government

• care·take -ˌtāk verb

• care·tak·ing noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.