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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
Seven people were in the home at the time, including its owner and caretaker and her son, and five group home residents, and all of them were taken to area hospitals after the fire.
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Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
An interim could be appointed, with BBC insiders suggesting that Rhodri Talfan Davies, the nations and regions chief, is a likely caretaker.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
Saxon, who was also employed as West’s security guard and caretaker at the Malibu property, sued the controversial rapper in Los Angeles Superior Court in September 2023, claiming a slate of labor violations, nonpayment of services and disability discrimination.
—Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Comey is a musician and caretaker for his two disabled parents.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caretaker
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To solve this, the team created its own proprietary technology, the Trusted Computing Mechanism (TCM), which securely protects private keys without depending on conventional custodians.—
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The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is not the primary custodian of police or court records and is often asked to assist only after survivors and attorneys have exhausted other avenues.—
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Jamboree counselors helped Guevara navigate the health care system to see a doctor and a dentist, buy a few things for her apartment, and get training to become a caregiver.—
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Sometimes an unexpected event lurches family members into becoming caregivers.—
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Photos, Videos, Journals, and Scrapbooks While old photos, journals, handwritten notes, and other personal archives may not mean much to you at the time, check with family members to see if anyone wants to be the keeper of memories.—
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The Marquette kid Kolek — more and more of a keeper, a wonderful old expression used by an old Marquette coach named Al McGuire — had five assists in 14 minutes.—
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In a news release shared by the County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control, officials said that they were called to assist the California Highway Patrol with the ducks after they were found inside a box truck whose owner or guardian had died.—
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In comics canon, the guardian of Wakanda has beef with both Namor and Doctor Victor von Doom, while Namor is more friendly with the Latverian adversary.—
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Which is not to say that somebody can’t feel the same about being a janitor, or an insurance salesman, or a potato chip inspector.—
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The competitor, Drew Fleschut, triumphed over the hairstyle competition with a sweet tribute to actor David Spade's 2001 comedy Joe Dirt, in which the Saturday Night Live alum played a janitor with a mullet fixed to the top of his head as a baby.—
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According to wardens, a team of trackers spotted the twins on Saturday, with monitoring and protection measures in force to increase their chances of survival.—
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The firing squad would be made up of five Department of Correction officers selected by the warden.—
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“Caretaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caretaker. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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