a person employed to look after a public building or a house in the owner's absence 看门人 ■[as modifier]holding power temporarily 暂时代理的 he was to act as caretaker Prime Minister. 他将暂时代理首相。
(chiefly N. Amer.)a person employed to look after people or animals (主 北美)(受雇照看人或动物的)看护者