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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
Alongside the main house, the property encompasses multiple guest houses, a caretaker’s unit and the region’s only funicular which leads to the grand estate perched cliffside at the water’s edge.
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David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Instead, have a non-breastfeeding caretaker take charge of the post-feeding settling process, recommends Golshevksy.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
Meet Paddy Lynch — undertaker and caretaker of a quirky collection of Detroit businesses.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Some researchers argue that this background sense of trust is developed in childhood as a person interacts with caretakers.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Sep. 2025
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David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Instead, have a non-breastfeeding caretaker take charge of the post-feeding settling process, recommends Golshevksy.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
Meet Paddy Lynch — undertaker and caretaker of a quirky collection of Detroit businesses.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Some researchers argue that this background sense of trust is developed in childhood as a person interacts with caretakers.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caretaker
Noun
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He was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center after the custodian reported the attack to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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Cantor Fitzgerald will act as reserve custodian and primary dealer.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Smart monitoring systems can track health metrics, predict potential issues and provide early interventions, allowing caregivers to focus on human connection rather than constant vigilance.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Federal partners including the FBI and NCIS will assist with digital forensics and evidence collection; prosecutors will decide whether any third parties, including caregivers, could face charges related to firearm access as the ownership and access to the revolver remain under investigation.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the weeks after, a lighthouse keeper reported the ship’s masts breaking the lake surface, and fishermen caught pieces of the vessel in their nets.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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The next week, a lighthouse keeper reported seeing the masts of the King protruding from the water in the shipping lane — an important clue regarding where the King lay hidden.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The men and women who bear the daily burden of this war—the fighters, frontline defenders, and those suffering under occupation—are the true guardians of Ukraine's democratic future.—
Oleksandra Matviichuk,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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How to volunteer at MADACC Adults over 18 and children between 13 and 17 accompanied by a guardian can volunteer at MADACC.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Downtrodden ultra-nerd janitor Melvin Ferd (Mark Torgl) takes a tumble into a massive vat of nuclear waste and becomes the titular crime-busting monster (Mitch Cohen) — part Superman, part Swamp Thing, completely toxic.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The janitor’s closet at the back of The Barbershop.—
Tim McGovern,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Game wardens responded to the scene and fatally shot the animal, officials said.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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Eventually, the warden showed up and welcomed them to el infierno—hell.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Caretaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caretaker. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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