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caretaker

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
caretaker/ˈkeəteɪkə(r)/

▶noun

1 a person employed to look after a public building.

2 [as modifier] holding power temporarily: a caretaker government.

3 chiefly N. Amer. a person employed to look after people or animals.

'caretaker' also found in these Oxford entries:

concierge - janitor - superintendent - verger

Forum discussions with the word(s) "caretaker" in the title:

Caretaker Vs Warden
janitor * custodian * caretaker?
Shopclerk, shop caretaker

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