Definition of "caretaker" in English

noun

1. Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.

   • Her dad was a cemetery caretaker for many years. There was a lot of landscaping work. The gravedigging itself was done with backhoes.

2. (uncommon) Synonym of caregiver (“a person who provides care to another”).

adjective

1. (chiefly UK) Temporary, on a short term basis.

   • Johnson had to be drafted in as the caretaker manager after Hewlett resigned without warning the day before the final.