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1 ADJ If you are careless , you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and so you make mistakes, or cause harm or damage. □ [+ of ] I'm sorry. How careless of me. □ [+ with ] Some mothers were a bit careless with money. □  Mr Clarke had pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving. ●  care|less|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  She was fined £100 for driving carelessly. ●  care|less|ness N‑UNCOUNT □  The defence conceded stupid goals through sheer carelessness.

2 ADJ If you say that someone is careless of something such as their health or appearance, you mean that they do not seem to be concerned about it, or do nothing to keep it in a good condition. □ [+ of ] He had shown himself careless of personal safety. □  That shows a fairly careless attitude to clothes, doesn't it? [Also + about ]

care|less|ly /keə ^r ləsli/

1 ADV [ADV with v] If someone does something carelessly , they do it without much thought or effort. [WRITTEN ] □  He carelessly left the garage door unlocked. □  'Oh,' he said carelessly. 'I'm in no hurry to get back.'

2 → see also careless

car|er /keə rə ^r / (carers ) N‑COUNT A carer is someone who is responsible for looking after another person, for example, a person who has a disability, or is ill or very young. [BRIT ] □ [+ of ] Women are more likely than men to be carers of elderly dependent relatives. in AM, use caregiver , caretaker

ca|ress /kəre s/ (caresses , caressing , caressed ) VERB If you caress someone, you stroke them gently and affectionately. [WRITTEN ] □ [V n] He was gently caressing her golden hair. ● N‑COUNT Caress is also a noun. □  Margaret took me to one side, holding my arm in a gentle caress.

care|taker /keə ^r te I kə ^r / (caretakers )

1 N‑COUNT A caretaker is a person whose job it is to look after a large building such as a school or a block of flats or apartments, and deal with small repairs to it. [BRIT ] in AM, use janitor 2 N‑COUNT A caretaker is a person whose job it is to take care of a house or property when the owner is not there.

3 ADJ [ADJ n] A caretaker government or leader is in charge temporarily until a new government or leader is appointed. □  The military intends to hand over power to a caretaker government.

4 N‑COUNT A caretaker is someone who is responsible for looking after another person, for example, a person who has a disability, or is ill or very young. [mainly AM ] in BRIT, use carer

ca re work|er (care workers )

1 N‑COUNT A care worker is someone whose job involves helping people who have particular problems or special needs, for example in a care home.

2 → see also health care worker

care|worn /keə ^r wɔː ^r n/ ADJ A person who looks careworn looks worried, tired, and unhappy. □  Her face was careworn with anxiety.

car|go /kɑː ^r goʊ/ (cargoes ) N‑VAR The cargo of a ship or plane is the goods that it is carrying. □ [+ of ] The boat calls at the main port to load its regular cargo of bananas. □  …cargo planes.

Car|ib|bean /kæ rəbiː ən, [AM ] kər I biən/ (Caribbeans )

1 N‑PROPER The Caribbean is the sea which is between the West Indies, Central America, and the north coast of South America.

2 ADJ Caribbean means belonging or relating to the Caribbean Sea and its islands, or to its people.

3 N‑COUNT A Caribbean is a person from a Caribbean island.

4 → see also Afro-Caribbean

cari|bou /kæ r I buː/ (caribou ) N‑COUNT A caribou is a large north American deer.

cari|ca|ture /kæ r I kətʃʊə ^r , [AM ] -tʃər/ (caricatures , caricaturing , caricatured )

1 N‑COUNT A caricature of someone is a drawing or description of them that exaggerates their appearance or behaviour in a humorous or critical way. □ [+ of ] The poster showed a caricature of him with a devil's horns and tail.