care|tak|er

care|tak|er
care|tak|er «KAIR TAY kuhr», noun, adjective.
–n.
a person who takes care of another person, a place, or a thing, often for the owner or for somebody else: »

The caretaker of the house met them, hat in hand (W. G. Willis).

–adj.
(of a government or management) carrying on the functions of an office on a temporary basis pending an election, the accession of a new administration, or the like: »

caretaker government. For a year [he] held the premiership in a “caretaker” capacity (Maclean's).


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