caretaker (redirected from Caretaker prime minister)

care·tak·er  (kârtkr)

n.

1. One that is employed to look after or take charge of goods, property, or a person; a custodian.

2. One that temporarily performs the duties of an office: The government resigned, but the premier served as caretaker until new leaders could be elected.

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caretaker [ˈkɛəˌteɪkə]

n

1. a person who is in charge of a place or thing, esp in the owner's absence the caretaker of a school

2. (modifier) holding office temporarily; interim a caretaker government

3. (Social Welfare) Social welfare a person who takes care of a vulnerable person, often a close relative See also carer

caretaking  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	caretaker - a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person) concierge - a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter custodian, keeper, steward - one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals sacristan, sexton - an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects super, superintendent - a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector verger - a church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremonies
	2.	caretaker - an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily; "he acted as a caretaker until a new president could be elected" functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office

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caretaker

noun

warden, keeper, porter, superintendent, curator, custodian, watchman, janitor, concierge The caretaker sleeps in the building all night.

adjective

temporary, holding, short-term, interim The administration intends to hand over power to a caretaker government.

Translations

caretaker [ˈkɛəˌteɪkəʳ]

A. N

1. (Brit) [of school, flats etc] → portero/a m/f, conserje mf; (= watchman) → vigilante m

2. (US) (= care giver) → cuidador(a) m/f (de atención domiciliaria)

B. CPD caretaker government N → gobierno m de transición
caretaker manager N (Sport) → entrenador(a) m/f provisional or suplente

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caretaker [ˈkɛə^rteɪkə^r] n → gardien(ne) m/f, concierge mf
caretaker manager n → directeur/trice par interim)m/f sportif/ive >
care-worker [ˈkɛə^rwɜːkə^r] n → travailleur/euse m/f social(e)
car-fare [ˈkɑː^rfɛə^r] n (US)
I don't have car-fare → Je n'ai pas de quoi payer mon ticket de bus.
car-ferry [ˈkɑː^rfɛə^rfɛri] n

(on sea) → ferry m, ferry-boat m

(on river) → bac m

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caretaker [ˈkɛəˌteɪkəʳ] n → custode m/f; (of school) → bidello/a

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caretaker → مشرف على بيت správce vicevært Hausmeister επιστάτης conserje talonmies gardien pazikuća custode 管理人 관리인 conciërge vaktmester dozorca zelador смотритель vaktmästare ผู้รับจ้างดูแล bakıcı người trông coi 看管者