Caretaker

A caretaker is one who provides support and/or maintenance to an individual, group, location or institution. In the medical field, this role is typically referred to as caregiver. A cemetery caretaker is one who is charged with maintaining the condition of a cemetery, the gravestones and mausoleums planted within it, as well as the grounds themselves, which includes mowing and weeding and disposing of rotting floral arrangements.

The term "Caretaker" is also the title to the two-hour series premiere of Star Trek: Voyager. In addition to it being the title of the episode, it also referes to two alien beings of immense power who are charged with protecting a race of aliens known as the Ocampans. It is through the actions of the male caretaker in this episode that the Federation starship USS Voyager is shunted seventy light years away from the Alpha Quadrant into the reaches of the uncharted Delta Quadrant. This incident sets up the premise for the entire series.