house-sit

John Grishamの小説 "Camino Winds" を読んでいます。
“Nick Sutton, rising senior at Wake, summer intern here on the island where I house-sit for my grandparents. I hang around the bookstore, where Bruce pays me minimum wage to haul stock.”

"house-sit" の意味を辞書で調べます。

・Oxford English Dictionary: to live in somebody’s house while they are away in order to take care of it for them: A friend of mine needs someone to house-sit and feed her cats.
・Collins Dictionary: If someone house-sits for you, they stay at your house and look after it while you are away.: Otherwise I might just have gone straight back to Connecticut, where Will was house-sitting for me.

・Merriam-Webster: a person who occupies a dwelling to provide security and maintenance while the tenant is away: Confidently take off for your next trip and set your house sitter up for success with this comprehensive guide.

こう言う言葉があるのですね。それでは私も 'house sitter' です。'I house-sit my wife's house while my wife house-sit my condominium.'