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 Absentee voting is available to the elderly, disabled people and their caretakers, and others. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026 Osiris' caretakers noticed sudden changes in her behavior and breathing patterns the morning of her death, according to the aquarium. — Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026 The hotlines are also open to people who need to report abuse from caretakers. — Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026 When a seal like Violet won’t eat on its own, caretakers use a tube to feed it. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 During his testimony, the prosecution produced a spiral notebook in which Clancy had left instructions for caretakers on when to put down the baby, which vegetables to prepare for dinner, how to cut up the sweet potatoes. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 Six-year-old Araali will move to a different zoo this fall after her caretakers noticed behavioral changes between her and her four cubs in recent months, Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance officials said this week. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2026 In Manon Coubia’s visually arresting film Forest High, solo caretakers keep the fires burning in a remote Alpine chalet where weary hikers find modest lodgings. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 The programs may look different from campus to campus, with some mascots living with their handlers as family pets, others residing in campus habitats or on private farms, and some receiving daily care from veterinary teams and student caretakers. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

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Noun

DeShields had 76 yards on 13 keepers, including a 7-yard touchdown scamper.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
The training keepers this summer — those who traveled and practiced with the USMNT throughout the World Cup but weren’t rostered — were Kochen and Andrew Rick, a 20-year-old Philadelphia Union backup.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of keepers

Noun

Undeath have signed with those custodians of heavy music over at Relapse and debuted a new song for the label.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026
Officers emerged from that coup as the architects of the new state and cast themselves as the custodians of its national interest.

— Abdelrahman ElGendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of custodians

Noun

Every child under 18 with a Social Security number has an account in their name, but parents or guardians must claim the account on an app to receive a one-time deposit of $1,000.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Decades later, however, the guardians of the audio tapes were willing to work with Love Monday.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of guardians

Noun

Those excluded were primarily nurses, cooks and janitors stationed at state hospitals and prisons.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
People got jobs quickly, Sy said, at warehouses and factories, as janitors, stocking and packing for big-box stores.

— Claire Galofaro, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of janitors

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According to the post, Kentucky State Police Aviation saw smoke in the area, and wardens and search and rescue personnel were able to access the location, near the headwaters of Cave Run Lake, using a boat.

— Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2026
Game wardens did arrest nine people across Georgia for boating under the influence, the majority of whom were at Lake Lanier.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

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