Attendant vs. Caretaker — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Attendant and Caretaker
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Attendant
One who attends or waits on another.
Caretaker
A person employed to look after a building
He works as a college caretaker
Attendant
One who is present.
Caretaker
A person employed to look after people or animals
Two lions escaped from their cage and killed their caretaker
Attendant
An accompanying thing or circumstance; a concomitant.
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Caretaker
One that is employed to look after or take charge of goods, property, or a person; a custodian.
Attendant
Being present
Ships and attendant sailors.
Caretaker
One that temporarily performs the duties of an office
The government resigned, but the premier served as caretaker until new leaders could be elected.
Attendant
Accompanying or following as a result
Attendant circumstances.
Caretaker
Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.
Attendant
One who attends; one who works with or watches over something.
Give your keys to the parking attendants and they will park your car for you.
Caretaker
Someone who takes care of a person; a parent, carer or other guardian.
Attendant
A servant or valet.
Caretaker
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.
Attendant
A visitor or caller.
Caretaker
A custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
Attendant
That which accompanies or follows.
Caretaker
An official who performs the duties of an office temporarily;
He acted as a caretaker until a new president could be elected
Attendant
(legal) One who owes a duty or service to another.
Attendant
Going with; associated; concomitant.
They promoted him to supervisor, with all the attendant responsibilities and privileges.
Attendant
(law) Depending on, or owing duty or service to.
The widow attendant to the heir
Attendant
Being present, or in the train; accompanying; in waiting.
From the attendant flotilla rang notes triumph.
Cherub and Seraph . . . attendant on their Lord.
Attendant
Accompanying, connected with, or immediately following, as consequential; consequent; as, intemperance with all its attendant evils.
The natural melancholy attendant upon his situation added to the gloom of the owner of the mansion.
Attendant
Depending on, or owing duty or service to; as, the widow attendant to the heir.
Attendant
One who attends or accompanies in any character whatever, as a friend, companion, servant, agent, or suitor.
Attendant
One who is present and takes part in the proceedings; as, an attendant at a meeting.
Attendant
That which accompanies; a concomitant.
[A] sense of fame, the attendant of noble spirits.
Attendant
One who owes duty or service to, or depends on, another.
Attendant
Someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
Attendant
A person who participates in a meeting;
He was a regular attender at department meetings
The gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees
Attendant
Following as a consequence;
An excessive growth of bureaucracy, with related problems
Snags incidental to the changeover in management
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