caretaker

noun

/ˈkeəteɪkə(r)/

/ˈkerteɪkər/

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(British English)
(North American English, Scottish English janitor)
(North American English also custodian)
a person whose job is to take care of a building such as a school or a block of flats or an apartment buildingTopics Educationc1
(especially North American English) a person who takes care of a house or land while the owner is away
- (figurative) They believe they are caretakers of the land for future generations.
(especially North American English) a person such as a teacher, parent, nurse, etc., who takes care of other people

adjective

/ˈkeəteɪkə(r)/

/ˈkerteɪkər/

[only before noun]

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单词	caretaker
释义	caretaker noun /ˈkeəteɪkə(r)/ /ˈkerteɪkər/ jump to other results (British English) (North American English, Scottish English janitor) (North American English also custodian) a person whose job is to take care of a building such as a school or a block of flats or an apartment buildingTopics Educationc1 (especially North American English) a person who takes care of a house or land while the owner is away (figurative) They believe they are caretakers of the land for future generations. (especially North American English) a person such as a teacher, parent, nurse, etc., who takes care of other people caretaker adjective /ˈkeəteɪkə(r)/ /ˈkerteɪkər/ [only before noun] jump to other results in charge for a short time, until a new leader or government is chosen a caretaker manager/government Oxford Collocations DictionaryCaretaker is used with these nouns: administration capacity government … See full entry
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