请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 caretaker
释义

caretaker

[ kair-tey-ker ]
/ ˈkɛərˌteɪ kər /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR caretaker ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person who is in charge of the maintenance of a building, estate, etc.; superintendent.
a person or group that temporarily performs the duties of an office.
British. a janitor.
a person who takes care of another.

adjective

involving the temporary performance of the duties of an office: a caretaker government.

Origin of caretaker

First recorded in 1855–60; care + take + -er1

OTHER WORDS FROM caretaker

caretaking, noun

Words nearby caretaker

care plan, carer, caress, caressive, caret, caretaker, Carew, careworn, carex, Carey, Carey Coombs murmur
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for caretaker

British Dictionary definitions for caretaker

caretaker
/ (ˈkɛəˌteɪkə) /

noun

a person who is in charge of a place or thing, esp in the owner's absencethe caretaker of a school
(modifier) holding office temporarily; interima caretaker government
social welfare a person who takes care of a vulnerable person, often a close relativeSee also carer

Derived forms of caretaker

caretaking, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/11 7:29:39