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Landlord vs Caretaker - What's the difference?

landlord | caretaker |

As nouns the difference between landlord and caretaker

is that landlord is a person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo while caretaker is someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after somewhere, or with responsibility for keeping a place in good repair.

As an adjective caretaker is

temporary, on a short term basis.

landlord

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo.
  • (chiefly, British) The owner or manager of a public house.
  • A shark, imagined as the owner of the surf to be avoided.
  • * publisher's blurb for Stories from the Surf – The Lost Coast by [http://secure.realsurf.com/oscommerce/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=146]
    • 2004: the lurking presence of “The Landlord ”

    Synonyms

    * (person who rents something) lessor * (owner or manager of a public house) publican

    Related terms

    * landlady * tenant * lessor

    Derived terms

    * landlordism * landlordless

    caretaker

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after somewhere, or with responsibility for keeping a place in good repair.
  • Someone who takes care of a person; a parent, carer or other guardian.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • 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.