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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
2: an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily; "he acted as a caretaker until a new president could be elected"

Merriam Webster's

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> • caretake verb • caretaking noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a person employed to look after something, esp. a house in the owner's absence, or Brit. a public building. 2 (attrib.) exercising temporary authority (caretaker government).

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(caretakers) 1. A caretaker is a person whose job it is to look after a large building such as a school or a block of flats or apartments, and deal with small repairs to it. (BRIT; in AM, use janitor) N-COUNT 2. A caretaker is a person whose job it is to take care of a house or property when the owner is not there. N-COUNT 3. A caretaker government or leader is in charge temporarily until a new government or leader is appointed. The military intends to hand over power to a caretaker government and hold elections within six months. = acting ADJ: ADJ n 4. A caretaker is someone who is responsible for looking after another person, for example, a person who is disabled, ill, or very young. (mainly AM; in BRIT, use carer) N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

air warden, attendant, castellan, conservator, curator, custodian, forest ranger, game warden, gamekeeper, governor, guardian, guardian angel, janitor, keeper, lifeguard, lifesaver, next friend, prochein ami, ranger, shepherd, steward, warden, warder