Meaning
- (noun) Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.
- (noun) Someone who takes care of a person; a parent, carer or other guardian.
- (adjective) Temporary, on a short term basis. “Johnson had to be drafted in as the caretaker manager after Hewlett resigned without warning the day before the final.”
Letter breakdown
- Caretaker contains 9 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 4.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 15.
Words from these letters
- caterer
- retrace
- terrace
- tracker
- aerate
- career
- crater
- create
- errata
- karate
- racket
- retake
- tracer
- carat
- caret
- cater
- crate
- creak
- creek
- eater
- erect
- karat
- racer
- react
- recta
- taker
- trace
- track
- acre
- area
- cake
- care
- cart
- race
- rack
- rake
- rare
- rate
- rear
- reek
- tack
- take
- tare
- teak
- tear
- tree
- trek
- ace
- act
- arc
- are
- ark
- art
- ate
- car
- cat
- ear
- eat
- eke
Connected words
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with CAR
- car
- caracul
- carafe
- carafes
- caramel
- caramels
- carapace
- carapaces
- carat
- carats
- caravan
- caravans
- caraway
- caraways
- carbide
- carbides
- carbine
- carbines
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Words ending with KER
Reader questions
What does Caretaker mean?
Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.
How many letters are in Caretaker?
Caretaker has 9 letters.
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