custodian en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /kəˈstoʊdiən/
Etymology
From a shortening of Latin custōdiānātus, from Latin custōdia (“a keeping, watch, guard, prison”), from custōs (“a keeper, watchman, guard”). By surface analysis, custody + -ian.
Meanings
-
A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.
Dr. Weber and her colleagues are the latest custodians of the Beal seed viability experiment: a multicentury attempt to figure out how long seeds can lie dormant in the soil without losing their ability to germinate.
2021 April 21, Cara Giaimo, “One of the World’s Oldest Science Experiments Comes Up From the Dirt”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2021:The building's custodian could fix nearly anything. The place always looked great!
After their parents' death, their aunt became the children's custodian.
The middle class is the. demitone of human society, custodian of the balance, and no fair social order could exist without the cooperation of this class.
1947, David Saavedra, Go South Young Man, page 80:
- An administrator.
- A gaolkeeper.
- A protector or guard.
- (Canada, US) A janitor; a cleaner.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| custodians | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cryptocustodian · custodianship
Relateds
Translations (67)
tr yönetici (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · de Schützer (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · cs dozorce (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · fr gardien (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · es custodia (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · sv förmyndare (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · bg попечи́тел (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · de Hüterin (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · es custodio (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · ru попечи́тельница (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · id marbot (5. (US) a janitor) · tr kapıcı (5. (US) a janitor) · sk domovníčka (5. (US) a janitor) · nl conciërge (5. (US) a janitor) · cs poručník (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · sk domáci (5. (US) a janitor) · nl beheerder (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · sk domovník (5. (US) a janitor) · cmn 監護人 /监护人 (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · mk стара́телка (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · la curator (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · de Hausmeister (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · bg паза́ч (5. (US) a janitor) · ro custode (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · es depositaria (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · cs správce (5. (US) a janitor) · tr bekçi (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · de Schützerin (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · cs opatrovník (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · de Hausmeister (5. (US) a janitor) · cs hlídač (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · tr koruyan (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · mk ста́рател (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · ko 보관인 (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · de Hüter (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · de Hausmeisterin (5. (US) a janitor) · de Hausverwalterin (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · da værge (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · ja 保管人 (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · id wali (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · pt zelador (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · fr gardienne (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · az qəyyum (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · ru попечи́тель (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · es depositario (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · ru опеку́н (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · de Vormund (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · la curatrix (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · bg попечи́телка (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · fi huoltaja (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · tr vasi (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · tr nazır (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · sk domáca (5. (US) a janitor) · mk насто́јница (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · mk на́стојник (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · it custode (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · cs správce (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · th ผู้ปกครอง (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · tl taga-ingat (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · de Hausverwalter (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · nl voogd (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · cs údržbář (5. (US) a janitor) · da formynder (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · de Kustos (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · nl bewaarder (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · pt guardião (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care) · hi अभिरक्षक (1. a person entrusted with the custody or care)