- a person who is in charge of the maintenance of a building, estate, etc.; superintendent.
- a person or group that temporarily performs the duties of an office.
- a janitor.
- a person who takes care of another.
- involving the temporary performance of the duties of an office: a caretaker government.
- a person who is in charge of a place or thing, esp in the owner's absence
- holding office temporarily; interim
- a person who takes care of a vulnerable person, often a close relative
