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caretakers

caretakers is the plural of caretaker.

Meaning of caretaker

Noun

caretaker (plural caretakers)

  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”).
    Synonyms:
    caregiver

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Questions about caretakers

What is caretakers the plural of?
Caretakers is the plural of caretaker.

Words near caretakers in the dictionary

  1. caretaken
  2. caretaker
  3. caretaker government
  4. caretaker governments
  5. caretaker speech
  6. caretakers
  7. caretakership
  8. caretakerships
  9. caretakes
  10. caretaking
  11. caretakings

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