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Caretaker

//ˈkɛɹˌteɪ.kɚ// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Temporary, on a short term basis. UK, not-comparable

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

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person) wordnet
  3. 3
    Synonym of caregiver (“a person who provides care to another”). uncommon
  4. 4
    an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From care + taker.

Etymology 2

From care + taker.

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