care-taker—
1. (also: care taker) a social worker or nurse, who provides direct care (as for children, elderly people, etc.):
- A child is most vulnerable to the thought and belief patterns of his care taker.
2. a person who supervises the care of a property such as a building:
- Our care-taker lives around the corner, so no worries about maintenance.
3. (attrib., of a government, office-holder, etc.) temporary or provisional:
- This was disclosed by the council care-taker chairman in an exclusive interview with Daily Triumph.
caregiver— = care-taker 1:
- According to the history subsequently provided by his caregiver, he began to exhibit symptoms of constitutional illness.