Caretaker vs Security - What's the difference?
caretaker | security |
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.
Temporary, on a short term basis.
(uncountable) The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.
* Shakespeare
* Jonathan Swift
(countable) Something that secures.
An organization or department responsible for providing security by enforcing laws, rules, and regulations as well as maintaining order.
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, title= (legal) Something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation or law.
(legal) Freedom from apprehension.
(finance) Proof of ownership of stocks, bonds or other investment instruments.
(finance) Property etc. temporarily relinquished to guarantee repayment of a loan.
A guarantee.
* Macaulay
(obsolete) Carelessness; negligence.
* Shakespeare
As nouns the difference between caretaker and security
is that 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 while security is the condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.As an adjective caretaker
is temporary, on a short term basis.caretaker
English
Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(-)- Johnson had to be drafted in as the caretaker manager after Hewlett resigned without warning the day before the final.
security
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(wikipedia security)Alternative forms
* secuerity (mostly obsolete)Noun
- Give up yourself merely to chance and hazard, / From firm security .
- Some alleged that we should have no security for our trade.
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- Those who lent him money lent it on no security but his bare word.
- He means, my lord, that we are too remiss, / Whilst Bolingbroke, through our security , / Grows strong and great in substance and in power.