Caretaker

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Caretaker may refer to:

• A janitor (chiefly in the United Kingdom)
• Property caretaker, a person who cares for a property. In the US Army, the person caring for an inactive fort had the rank of Ordnance sergeant.
• A person who takes care of another in the general sense or in the sense of a caregiver or looks after someone who is severely physically disabled and/or mentally ill and is not able to care for themselves (US) / carer (UK)

Caretaker may also refer to:

In politics:

• Caretaker government, a temporary government
• Caretaker Ministry (disambiguation), one of three short-lived governments of Great Britain or the United Kingdom:
  • 1757 Caretaker Ministry
  • Conservative Provisional Government 1834
  • Caretaker Government 1945

In drama, television and film:

• The Caretaker, play by Harold Pinter
  • The Caretaker (film), 1963 adaptation of the play
• The Caretakers, a 1963 American film set in a mental hospital
• "Caretaker" (Star Trek: Voyager), the pilot episode of Star Trek: Voyager
• "The Caretaker" (Doctor Who), a 2014 episode of Doctor Who
• Caretaker, a character in the 1974 film The Longest Yard and its 2005 remake
• A Caretaker's Tale, a 2012 Danish film

In music:

• Caretaker (band), a three-piece rock band
• The Caretaker (musician), project of electronic musician Jim Kirby

In other fields:

• Caretaker (comics), a Marvel Comics character who appeared in Ghost Rider
• Caretaker genes, a group of tumour suppressor genes
• Caretaker manager, someone who takes temporary charge of team affairs of a football club
• The Caretaker Trilogy, series of science-fiction books for young adults by David Klass

See also

• Caretakers Cottage, an Australian organisation which assists homeless kids