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custodian

(kʌstoʊdiən)
Word forms: plural custodians
countable noun
The custodian of an official building, a companies' assets, or something else valuable is the person who is officially in charge of it.
...the custodian of the holy shrines in Mecca and Medina. [+ of]
Synonyms: keeper, guardian, superintendent [US], warden More Synonyms of custodian

custodian in British English

(kʌsˈtəʊdɪən)
noun
1. 
a person who has custody, as of a prisoner, ward, etc
2. 
a guardian or keeper, as of an art collection, etc

custodian in American English

(kəsˈtoʊdiən)
noun
1. 
a person who has the custody or care of something, as of a private library; caretaker; keeper
2. 
a person responsible for the care and maintenance of a building
Derived forms
custodianship (cusˈtodianˌship)
noun
Word origin
< custody

Examples of 'custodian' in a sentence
custodian

To become a custodian for the finer things in life.
Kennedy, Douglas In God's Country: travels in the Bible belt, USA. (1989)
But the anonymous buyer also becomes the custodian of an important slice of literary history.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The agency has openings for a secretary and a custodian.
Christianity Today (2000)
The owners of grand country houses were custodians of a scene.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Brain was a fierce custodian of house style and grammatical correctness.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
That you are only a temporary custodian of it.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Each owner of a business is merely a temporary custodian of the asset.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Those who run sport often suffer from a congenital affliction that causes them to alter the games over which they are temporary custodians.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Only then will we be able to regain trust as safe custodians of taxpayers' money.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It's no exaggeration to say that we have reached a critical point in our life span as custodians of the club.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They nest under the eaves of the house and can trace their lineage back for centuries longer than the house 's human custodians.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
She said: 'We are the custodians of this building.
The Sun (2007)
And, with it, the bottomless well of goodwill that the temporary custodians of the club thought would always sustain them.
The Sun (2006)

In other languages
custodian

British English: custodian NOUN
The custodian of an office or a school is the person whose job is to take care of the building and the ground around it.
...the custodian of the holy shrines.
  • American English: custodian
  • Brazilian Portuguese: guarda
  • Chinese: 管理员
  • European Spanish: conservador
  • French: gardien
  • German: Verwalter
  • Italian: custode
  • Japanese: 管理者
  • Korean: 관리인
  • European Portuguese: guarda
  • Latin American Spanish: conservador

(noun) 
Definition
the person in charge of a public building
the custodian of the holy shrine in Mecca
Synonyms
keeper
the keeper of the library at the V&A
guardian
He regards himself as a guardian of traditional values.
superintendent (US)
a building superintendent
warden
He was a warden at the local parish church.
caretaker
The caretaker sleeps in the building all night.
curator
protector
warder
The inmates of the jail have taken a prison warder hostage.
watchman
He worked for ten years as a watchman in a factory.
overseer
watchdog
the government's consumer watchdog

Additional synonyms

in the sense of caretaker
Definition
a person employed to look after a place or thing
The caretaker sleeps in the building all night.
Synonyms
warden,
keeper,
porter (British),
superintendent (US),
curator,
custodian,
watchman,
janitor,
concierge
in the sense of guardian
Definition
someone legally appointed to manage the affairs of another person, such as a child or other vulnerable person
He regards himself as a guardian of traditional values.
Synonyms
keeper,
champion,
defender,
guard,
trustee,
warden,
curator,
protector,
warder,
custodian,
preserver
in the sense of superintendent
a building superintendent
Synonyms
warden,
caretaker,
curator,
keeper,
porter (British),
custodian,
watchman,
janitor,
concierge

Nearby words of
custodian

  • curved
  • cushion
  • cushy
  • custodian
  • custody
  • custom
  • customarily

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