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Plural of caretaker

regular plural

The plural of caretaker is caretakers.

Forms of caretaker

Singularcaretaker /ˈkɛɹˌteɪ.kɚ/
Pluralcaretakers
Countablecountable

Caretakers in a sentence

  • Many of these stations were standalone outposts scattered across mountains, deserts, and farmland, and required caretakers to maintain the engines and ensure the lights remained operational.2026 March 7, Sthitapragta Chakraborty, “America Once Built Giant Arrows to Guide Pilots Across the Country, and Some Still Exist Today”...
  • Caretakers infantalize the disabled in order to cope with their own fears about disability.1983 December 10, Nancy A. F. Langer, quoting John Ostwalt, “Different Abilities, Same Queer Pleasures”, in Gay Community News, volume 11…. From the entry infantalize
  • Mona plainly showed her sorrow, according to the caretakers; she hasn’t been the same monkeyess since then.1926 March 27, “Mona’s Mourning Days Are Over; She Cuts Monkey Shines Now”, in Kenosha Evening News, volume XXXII, number 121, Kenosha…. From the entry monkeyess
  • We recognize the myaamiaki, Lënape, Bodwéwadmik, and saawanwa people as past, present, and future caretakers of this land.2025, “Land Acknowledgement: About”, in Native American and Indigenous Studies Program: Indiana University Bloomington. From the entry saawanwa
  • Graduates will be suited to become effective caretakers and stewards of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation and surrounding ancestral lands, according to the news release.2020 February 28, “Aaniiih Nakoda College to offer first baccalaureate degree program”, in Great Falls Tribune. From the entry Aaniinen

Meaning of caretaker

  1. noun Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.
  2. noun Synonym of caregiver (“a person who provides care to another”).
  3. adjective Temporary, on a short term basis.

Full definition of caretaker

Questions about the plural of caretaker

What is the plural of caretaker?
The plural of caretaker is caretakers.
Is caretaker countable?
Caretaker is a countable noun.

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