Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - caretaker
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Caretaker
caretaker
(caretakers) 1. A caretaker is a person whose job it is to look after a large building such as a school or a block of flats or apartments, and deal with small repairs to it. (BRIT; in AM, use janitor) N-COUNT 2. A caretaker is a person whose job it is to take care of a house or property when the owner is not there. N-COUNT 3. A caretaker government or leader is in charge temporarily until a new government or leader is appointed. The military intends to hand over power to a caretaker government and hold elections within six months. = acting ADJ: ADJ n 4. A caretaker is someone who is responsible for looking after another person, for example, a person who is disabled, ill, or very young. (mainly AM; in BRIT, use carer) N-COUNT
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1.
noun Date: 1801 1. one that gives physical or emotional care and support served as ~ to the younger children 2. one that takes care of the house or land of an owner who may be absent 3. one temporarily fulfilling the function of office a ~ government • caretake verb • caretaking noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
n. 1 a person employed to look after something, esp. a house in the owner's absence, or Brit. a public building. 2 (attrib.) exercising temporary authority (caretaker government). ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
4.
сущ. 1) эк. тр., брит. ответственный за поддержание в порядке (особо: здания; дома в частной собственности); смотритель, сторож, комендант caretaker of the farm — смотритель фермы cemetery caretaker — сторож кладбища The front door is locked now but the caretaker will let you out at the back. — Парадная дверь уже заперта, но сторож проводит вас через черный ход. 2) а) общ., амер. (лицо, ухаживающее за престарелым или больным) a caretaker for the elderly/a child with cerebral palsy — тот, кто ухаживает за престарелыми/за ребенком с церебральный параличом Syn: caregiver, carer б) общ., амер. скотник; скотница (лицо, ухаживающее за животными) 3) упр. (лицо, временно осуществляющее руководство) caretaker government — переходное правительство caretaker prime minister/chairman/president — временно исполняющий обязанности премьер-министра/председателя/президента caretaker manager — временно исполняющий обязанности главного тренера in a caretaker role/capacity — в качестве временного главы/руководителя CARGO сущ. груз - air cargo agent - bulk cargo - bulked cargo - cargo aircraft - cargo book - cargo container - cargo engaged for the vessel - cargo handling - cargo insurance - cargo liability - cargo list - cargo manifest - cargo operations - cargo receipt - cargo selectivity system - cargo space - cargo transportation - cargo value - cargo volume - carrier of cargo - containerized cargo - dry cargo Syn: consignment ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
5.
~ n 1 BrE someone whose job is to look after a building, especially a school; janitor AmE 2 someone who looks after a house or land while the person who owns it is not there 3 AmE someone who looks after other people, especially a teacher, parent, nurse etc ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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