Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun caretaker

2 senses of caretaker

Sense 1
caretaker -- (a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person))
       => custodian, keeper, steward -- (one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals)

Sense 2
caretaker -- (an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily; "he acted as a caretaker until a new president could be elected")
       => official, functionary -- (a worker who holds or is invested with an office)