Caretaker may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
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''The Caretaker'' (film), a 1963 adaptation of the play ''The Caretaker''
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The Caretakers'', a 1963 American film set in a mental hospital
* Caretaker, a character in the 1974 film ''
The Longest Yard''
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Caretaker (comics), a Marvel Comics character who appeared in ''Ghost Rider''
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The Caretaker Trilogy
''The Caretaker Trilogy'' is a series of science fiction thrillers with an ecological theme, written for young adults by David Klass. The first book in the series, ''Firestorm'' (2006), was the first book ever endorsed by Greenpeace and was prai ...
'', series of science-fiction books for young adults by David Klass
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Caretaker (band), an English rock band
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The Caretaker (musician)
The Caretaker was a long-running project by English ambient musician Leyland James Kirby (born 9 May 1974). His work as the Caretaker is characterized as exploring memory and its gradual deterioration, nostalgia, and melancholia. The proj ...
(born 1974), project of electronic musician Leyland Kirby
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The Caretaker'', a 1960 play by Harold Pinter
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"The Caretaker" (''Doctor Who''), a 2014 episode of ''Doctor Who''
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"Caretaker" (''Star Trek: Voyager''), the pilot episode of ''Star Trek: Voyager''
Personal roles
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Janitor
A janitor (American English, Scottish English), also known as a custodian, porter, cleanser, cleaner or caretaker, is a person who cleans and maintains buildings. In some cases, they will also carry out maintenance and security duties. A simi ...
(chiefly in the United States), a person who cleans and maintains buildings such as hospitals and schools
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Property caretaker
A property caretaker is a person, group, or organization that cares for real estate for trade or financial compensation, and sometimes as a barter for rent-free living accommodations.Dunn, Gary"Property Caretaking Rent Free"Escape Artist Magazin ...
, a person who cares for a property
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Caregiver
A caregiver or carer is a paid or unpaid member of a person's social network who helps them with activities of daily living. Since they have no specific professional training, they are often described as informal caregivers. Caregivers most comm ...
or carer (UK), a person who cares for another person
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Caretaker manager
In association footballing terms, a caretaker manager or interim manager is somebody who takes temporary charge of the management of a football team, usually when the regular manager is dismissed or leaves for a different club. However, a caret ...
, someone who takes temporary charge of team affairs of a football club
Other uses
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Caretaker government
A caretaker government is a temporary ''ad hoc'' government that performs some governmental duties and functions in a country until a regular government is elected or formed. Depending on specific practice, it usually consists of either randomly se ...
, a temporary government
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Caretaker Ministry (disambiguation), one of three short-lived governments of Great Britain
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Caretaker genes, a group of tumour suppressor genes
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Caretaker (military), a detachment of one or more personnel to maintain facilities that are inactive but not abandoned
See also
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Caretakers Cottage, an Australian organisation which assists homeless kids
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