caretaker

«caretaker» in Mova's school dictionary: a person whose job is to look after a building, such as a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (caretaker, caretakers)

meaning for a pupil

1) A caretaker is a person whose job is to look after a building, such as a school, keeping it clean, safe and repaired. tree →

2) A caretaker is a person who looks after someone or something for a while. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school life the caretaker unlocks the doors, fixes things, clears spills and snow, and keeps the school safe; pupils should be polite and thank them. In the USA the school caretaker is usually called a janitor or custodian. Phrases: the school caretaker, caretaker of, a caretaker manager (only for a short time).

examples

• Our school caretaker fixed the broken window. tree →
• Tell the caretaker if you see a spill. tree →
• The caretaker locks the gates at night. tree →
• Mr Jones the caretaker cleared the snow. tree →
• Grandma was the caretaker of the old church. tree →
• Say thank you to the caretaker. tree →

note

Countable noun; one word: care + taker. British, Irish and Australian English say «caretaker»; American English mostly «janitor» or «custodian»; in the USA a «caretaker» is often someone who looks after a sick or old person.

In the corpora

• Caretakers, cleaners and dinner ladies deserve the same respect as the head teacher.
• You greet every worker, like a caretaker or cleaner, as kindly as the head teacher.
• Every worker deserves the same respect, so greet a caretaker, cleaner or dinner lady as kindly as the head teacher.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «caretaker» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.