A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

care-taker • caregiver
care-taker —
1
. (also: care taker) a social worker or nurse, who
provides direct care (as for children, elderly people, etc.): A
child is most vulnerable to the thought and belief patterns of
his care taker. 2. a person who supervises the care of a property
such as a building: Our care-taker lives around the corner, so
no worries about maintenance. 3. (attrib., of a government,
office-holder, etc.) temporary or provisional: This was disclosed
by the council care-taker chairman in an exclusive interview
with Daily Triumph.
caregiver — = care-taker 
1
: According to the history subse-
quently provided by his caregiver, he began to exhibit symp-
toms of constitutional illness.
care to do something • take care to do something
care to do something —feel inclined to do smth.; think it
worthwhile to do smth.: If you care to write a good-bye, ad-
dress me in care of the ship.
take care to do something —give serious attention to smth.:
A farmer may be a good soldier if you take care to have him
properly disciplined.
career man • career woman
career man —a man who works permanently in a profession
which affords opportunity for advancement, especially a career
diplomat: The foundation of any sound Foreign Service must
consist of “career men” who have become expert.
career woman —a woman who attaches great importance to
her profession, especially one who prefers a career to marriage:
There are legions of career women who never even couple up
with a man permanently and start a family.
career teacher • careers teacher
career teacher —a person who works as a teacher for most of
his or her working life: Although I’m not a “career teacher” I
can see how much they respect them here, which is refreshing.
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career teacher

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careers teacher —a teacher who gives information to students
about jobs and professions: This information should be passed
regularly to Careers Teachers for guidance purposes.