caretaker - a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)concierge - a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter sacristan, sexton - an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects super, superintendent - a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector verger - a church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremonies |