caretaker

noun/ˈkeəteɪkə/CEFR B2

তত্ত্বাবধায়ক; ভবনের রক্ষণাবেক্ষণকারী

Meaning

A person who looks after a building, or someone holding a post temporarily.

Example sentences

  • The caretaker opens the school at seven.তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সাতটায় স্কুল খোলেন।
  • A caretaker government took over.একটি তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকার দায়িত্ব নেয়।

Common phrases with “caretaker”

  • a caretaker governmentতত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকার
  • the school caretakerস্কুলের তত্ত্বাবধায়ক
  • a caretaker managerঅস্থায়ী ব্যবস্থাপক

A common mistake

She is the caretaker of her elderly father.→She is the carer of her elderly father.

A caretaker looks after a building. Someone looking after a person is a carer in Britain and a caregiver in America. The political sense — a caretaker government holding office until an election — is familiar in Bangladesh.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: watchman, custodian

Similar words, and what each means

  • watchman

    দারোয়ান, নৈশপ্রহরী

    A person employed to guard a building, especially at night.

  • custodian

    রক্ষক, হেফাজতকারী

    A person or body responsible for looking after something valuable.

Other English words for “তত্ত্বাবধায়ক; ভবনের রক্ষণাবেক্ষণকারী”

  • supervisor

    A person who manages and checks the work of others.

  • guardian

    A person who is legally responsible for the care of a child or someone unable to care for themselves.

“caretaker” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • You, the person renting, are the tenant, and the person who looks after the building (দারোয়ান) is the caretaker.

    English Phrases for Renting a Flat →

  • He was born in 1899 at Churulia in Burdwan, in a family so poor that he worked as a caretaker of a mosque and in a bread shop as a boy, and he never completed his formal schooling.

    Our National Poet →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “caretaker” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • পরিমাণ, মাত্রা, ব্যাপ্তি
    • • তত্ত্বাবধায়ক; ভবনের রক্ষণাবেক্ষণকারী
    • • খণ্ড, অংশ; কোয়া
    • • পরিচয়, সত্তা
    Show the answer

    তত্ত্বাবধায়ক; ভবনের রক্ষণাবেক্ষণকারী — caretaker (noun) — তত্ত্বাবধায়ক; ভবনের রক্ষণাবেক্ষণকারী. A person who looks after a building, or someone holding a post temporarily.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “caretaker”?

    • • automobile
    • • inconsistency
    • • recognition
    • • watchman
    Show the answer

    watchman — watchman — দারোয়ান, নৈশপ্রহরী. A person employed to guard a building, especially at night.

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