CARETAKERS Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

caretakers

noun

plural of caretaker

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a person who takes care of a property sometimes for an absent owner hired a caretaker for the mansion during the winter months

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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 caretakers The cows are also brushed by caretakers, another way of calming them. — ABC News, 27 June 2026 For this reason, healthcare providers and family members or other caretakers are the most likely to contract it. — Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 6 June 2026 Inciarte’s nieces and sister, as well as her mother and her mother’s caretakers, were in Caracas when the quakes rattled the city. — Will Clark, NBC news, 26 June 2026 And then every other day, caretakers distribute 60 bales of hay (at 100 pounds each) to the horses. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2026 Over the weekend, however, caretakers observed a rapid decline in Makan’s condition. — Reeti Malhotra july 1, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 This knowledge could help Ötzi’s caretakers keep the body well preserved into the future and enable other researchers to do the same for other frozen biological discoveries. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 June 2026 The congregation started to arrive at the usual time, about half an hour before Mass on a recent Saturday afternoon, the old church slowly filling with the descendants and caretakers of a place of great serenity but also great loss. — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 The business of managing celebrity estates has changed exponentially in the 15 years since Authentic Brands Group became the caretakers of Marilyn Monroe. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 1 June 2026

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Noun

Other times, lackluster crosses in crucial moment allowed for easy cleanup by the keepers.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Without keepers present for daily maintenance in the oft-harsh and briny air, many fell into disrepair and were considered excess property by the federal government, which did not set aside much money for preservation.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of keepers

Noun

Long-term care industry leaders say caregivers with the necessary skills cannot be retained for the wages companies are willing to pay.

— Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 5 July 2026
Venus, our planet of harmony, ventures into the fields of Virgo from July 9 until August 6, and this is a time to be nurturing caregivers in our relationships.

— Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026

Definition of caregivers

Noun

This winning series captures a row of poplar trees planted along the banks of the River Po in Italy, which are natural guardians against flooding, now standing immersed in perfectly still water beneath soft, diffused light.

— Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
After July 4, parents, guardians, grandparents and others can also contribute up to $5,000 a year.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 2 July 2026

Definition of guardians

Noun

At least two Colorado prison wardens participated in a racist, homophobic group chat on both personal and work cellphones for years, prompting an internal investigation into their conduct that has stretched for 15 months.

— Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 29 June 2026
The juvenile bear’s wander across campus late Thursday and early Friday prompted an advisory to students and a search by UC Davis police and wardens from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife as well as Yolo County Animal Control.

— Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026

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