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单词 custodian
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Definition of custodian in English:

custodian

noun kʌˈstəʊdɪənkəsˈtoʊdiən
  • 1A person who has responsibility for taking care of or protecting something.

    the custodians of pension and insurance funds
    the custodian of the Great Seal in Canada is always the Secretary of State
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Deputy Kenny said that farmers are the best custodians of the physical environment that we have and have always shown a responsibility in reacting to leadership in this area.
    • As he points out, one of the cornerstones of the new concept of multifunctional agriculture envisaged by the EU for its farmers is to promote and support the role of farmers as custodians of the countryside.
    • Sometimes their role as custodians and protectors of biodiversity is not even acknowledged.
    • He may own the majority shareholding but he is only the present custodian.
    • Mr Honner pointed out that farmers today have huge responsibilities as custodians of animals and the environment and as food producers.
    • The system enhances the patient-provider relationship by designating a patient's principal care provider as the custodian and administrator of the patient's record in the system.
    • A lot of the money was going to help firefighters and policemen, and not a lot was for custodians or attendants or restaurant workers.
    • ‘In retirement, you still have responsibility as the custodian of patient records,’ says McGee.
    • Physicians, health authorities and other custodians are responsible for explaining to their patients why information is being collected and how it will be used, shared and protected.
    • It is for this reason that there is urgent need for authorities to do an on-the-spot check of the assets as required by law so that the rightful custodians take care of the property.
    • As prisoners, they were totally at the mercy of their guards, their custodians, who have a responsibility to take care of them.
    • The state custodians had failed to discharge their responsibility to protect investors from being swindled by unscrupulous people who were determined to enrich themselves at all costs.
    • However the hotel industry has to make an effort to benefit the countryside since farmers are its custodians.
    • Instead of being creators, custodians and disseminators of knowledge they become part of a network of players contributing to problems often identified by external organisations or communities.
    • Currently, though, and from a historical standpoint, the custodians and protectors of the document inspire little confidence.
    • When the society put the gardens and the Yorkshire Museum into trust in the early 1960s the custodian responsibility for them was put in the hands of the local authority.
    • To do so, the taxpayer must instruct the IRA custodian to recharacterize the contribution.
    • In the final analysis, the national museums are the only custodians of these treasures.
    • There may be no explicit provision in the Constitution of India making it necessary for the custodians of State authority to let the minorities have their due share in the country's institutions of governance.
    • Another key outcome of these new initiatives is to increase the number of custodians guiding the quality of urban design in our cities.
    Synonyms
    curator, keeper, conservator, guardian, overseer, superintendent
    caretaker, steward, warden, warder, attendant
    watchdog, protector, defender
    1. 1.1US A person employed to clean and maintain a building.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Fortunately, the school was not in session at the time and the custodians working in the building were unharmed.
      • I was the first of eighteen cousins to earn more than one master's degree, and yet the only job I could find in my town was as an elementary school custodian.
      • Pogo found that at six nuclear facilities the security guards were paid anywhere from $1 to $4 less per hour than custodians and janitors working at the same plant.
      • The service workers, many of whom are immigrants and minorities, perform a wide range of jobs at the UC, serving as custodians, food servers, cooks, bus drivers, mail deliverers and grounds keepers.
      • My son-in-law tells me that Hillis was the custodian at Georgia Brown School when he got his first teaching job in Paso.
      • The decision impacts some 250 workers - nursing assistants, laundry workers, custodians - at the county-owned nursing home.
      • The deal gave promotions and added seniority to 59 minorities who are employed as custodians by the city's school board.
      • It is estimated about 20 percent of the district's 1,300 custodians, cafeteria workers, secretaries and library workers took part in the sickout.
      • Cassie got her things watching the custodians clean the floor and bathrooms.
      • He was a carpenter, millwright, agent, and building custodian.
      • He would never do that; he was not a custodian or a janitor.
    2. 1.2British humorous A goalkeeper or wicketkeeper.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Konstantinos Chalkias may very well be an excellent custodian but it's fair to say that his performances since taking the jersey haven't inspired confidence.
      • Goal-keeper Ahmed Alam has his best years behind him and the other custodian, Salman Agbar, clearly was not in the international class as yet.
      • Life is just taking off for the young custodian, rushing into a brave, new world.
      • Sohail's initial flick was blocked by onrushing GB custodian Jimi Lewis.
      • Six minutes later, Kabwe levelled the scores for Indeni when his well-executed free-kick taken from the edge of the box beat the Rangers custodian Dan Mulenga.
      • Orissa custodian Poonam Toppar bagged the best goalkeeper award.
      • Kenji Onda put Japan ahead in the fourth minute, scoring on the rebound after Yasuaki Nishimura's penalty-corner push was blocked by the Korean custodian.
      • James was replaced by Robert Green of Norwich City at half-time, and it could have proved a disastrous debut for the young custodian.
      • Giggs tries to slip Fortune through, one-on-one with Baia, only for the luxuriantly coiffured custodian to spring from his line and claim the ball.
      • The goalkeeping situation is ideal with intense competition for the shirt between new arrival Petr Cech and last season's custodian, Claudio Ranieri.
      • The India custodian is familiar with body language, in his case the focus is on forwards barging into the goalmouth.
      • In the 1982 World Cup, the Russian custodian had revolutionised goal-keeping on penalty corners.
      • Custodian Salman Akber also played a vital role in his team's triumph.
      • There are no such custodian capers at Chelsea with Petr Cech having established himself as the undisputed number one.
      • Unfortunately for the Alfreton custodian he was standing a yard behind the goaline.
      • Tomas Rosicky leathers it goalwards from 20 yards, but he'll need to do better to beat former Crystal Palace custodian Aleksandrs Kolinko.
      • Bridge keeper Cyril Sharrock was by far the busier of the two custodians.
      • Avenue's second-half custodian Jon Worsnop made some good saves.
      • With the Dutch custodian Frank Leistra cast in the role of a coach now, the quality of work under the bar will see some improvement.
      • Coach Kaushik was all praise for the Indian custodian Helen Mary.

Derivatives

  • custodianship

  • noun
    • It is currently held as an asset under the custodianship of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo through the Kosovo Trust Agency.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Once their lack of cities was interpreted as a deficiency; now it is seen as a way of living with the land and sea that was admirable custodianship of the environment.
      • As a result, the Silverton Branch under D&S custodianship is probably in better physical condition today than at any time in its entire 130-year history.
      • Picasso's Guernica returned to Spain after 40 years custodianship in the US.
      • How sad that it should have fallen into the custodianship of people who disagree with what the paper has long stood for and, whatever their Scottish roots, choose not to live their lives here.
      • Using a computer telescope, they located their star, The Green School,’ the custodianship of which was bought for the school by the British Council in Mauritius.
      • It is obvious that Aborigines in many places do carry on with maintaining myth and ritual, custodianship of sacred sites, and attempt to perpetuate fragments of what they believe is a traditional world perception.
      • This relationship implies ownership and custodianship of physical sites, of lore, and of cultural artifacts including music, dance, story, and design.
      • This absolute right of restriction is based on a self-proclaimed custodianship of a religious or ethnic tradition, or a collective self-image, which must, apparently, be defended against the calumnies of dissenters.
      • Its viability has been demonstrated over many years by the dedicated custodianship of the farm and its sheep flock by successive members of the Birkett family.
      • Meanwhile, for anyone who cares about the future of NMAH and of its custodianship of the nation's past, there are bigger issues to consider.
      • Acknowledging prior custodianship of the land is important to Aboriginal people because it tells the truth about our history and allows future initiatives to develop based on truth.
      • The whole heritage of the family that was under his custodianship has gone.
      • Each farm will have different levels of production, custodianship and diversification.
      • This meant that not only all lands held of the king by a deceased tenant-in-chief, as well as the person of the heir, returned to royal custodianship, but also all other of the deceased's lands held of any lord whatsoever.
      • Each company faces a dilemma - and perhaps loss of faith - concerning the custodianship of its incomparable inheritance.
      • A good few years ago now custodianship of the PC standard was wrestled from IBM (with quite a bit of inadvertent help from Big Blue), and PC9x was the result of this.
      • The massive explosions in the centres of power in America are a painful slap in the face of US politicians to stop their illegitimate hegemony and attempts to impose custodianship on peoples.
      • In 1737 the Medici were succeeded by the Lorraine-Habsburg dynasty of grand dukes, who were enlightened rulers who took their custodianship of the Florentine artistic patrimony very seriously.
      • Caring about each other, especially for children and those not able to protect or to provide for themselves, and caring about our country, our custodianship of the land, its waters and its future.

Origin

Late 18th century: from custody, on the pattern of guardian.

Rhymes

Cambodian, collodion, melodeon, nickelodeon, Odeon
 
 

Definition of custodian in US English:

custodian

nounkəsˈtoʊdiənkəsˈtōdēən
  • 1A person who has responsibility for or looks after something.

    the custodians of pension and insurance funds
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The system enhances the patient-provider relationship by designating a patient's principal care provider as the custodian and administrator of the patient's record in the system.
    • In the final analysis, the national museums are the only custodians of these treasures.
    • It is for this reason that there is urgent need for authorities to do an on-the-spot check of the assets as required by law so that the rightful custodians take care of the property.
    • Instead of being creators, custodians and disseminators of knowledge they become part of a network of players contributing to problems often identified by external organisations or communities.
    • To do so, the taxpayer must instruct the IRA custodian to recharacterize the contribution.
    • ‘In retirement, you still have responsibility as the custodian of patient records,’ says McGee.
    • The state custodians had failed to discharge their responsibility to protect investors from being swindled by unscrupulous people who were determined to enrich themselves at all costs.
    • When the society put the gardens and the Yorkshire Museum into trust in the early 1960s the custodian responsibility for them was put in the hands of the local authority.
    • There may be no explicit provision in the Constitution of India making it necessary for the custodians of State authority to let the minorities have their due share in the country's institutions of governance.
    • Mr Honner pointed out that farmers today have huge responsibilities as custodians of animals and the environment and as food producers.
    • However the hotel industry has to make an effort to benefit the countryside since farmers are its custodians.
    • A lot of the money was going to help firefighters and policemen, and not a lot was for custodians or attendants or restaurant workers.
    • Deputy Kenny said that farmers are the best custodians of the physical environment that we have and have always shown a responsibility in reacting to leadership in this area.
    • Physicians, health authorities and other custodians are responsible for explaining to their patients why information is being collected and how it will be used, shared and protected.
    • As he points out, one of the cornerstones of the new concept of multifunctional agriculture envisaged by the EU for its farmers is to promote and support the role of farmers as custodians of the countryside.
    • Sometimes their role as custodians and protectors of biodiversity is not even acknowledged.
    • As prisoners, they were totally at the mercy of their guards, their custodians, who have a responsibility to take care of them.
    • He may own the majority shareholding but he is only the present custodian.
    • Currently, though, and from a historical standpoint, the custodians and protectors of the document inspire little confidence.
    • Another key outcome of these new initiatives is to increase the number of custodians guiding the quality of urban design in our cities.
    Synonyms
    curator, keeper, conservator, guardian, overseer, superintendent
    1. 1.1US A person employed to clean and maintain a building.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • My son-in-law tells me that Hillis was the custodian at Georgia Brown School when he got his first teaching job in Paso.
      • Cassie got her things watching the custodians clean the floor and bathrooms.
      • He would never do that; he was not a custodian or a janitor.
      • The service workers, many of whom are immigrants and minorities, perform a wide range of jobs at the UC, serving as custodians, food servers, cooks, bus drivers, mail deliverers and grounds keepers.
      • Fortunately, the school was not in session at the time and the custodians working in the building were unharmed.
      • It is estimated about 20 percent of the district's 1,300 custodians, cafeteria workers, secretaries and library workers took part in the sickout.
      • Pogo found that at six nuclear facilities the security guards were paid anywhere from $1 to $4 less per hour than custodians and janitors working at the same plant.
      • The deal gave promotions and added seniority to 59 minorities who are employed as custodians by the city's school board.
      • He was a carpenter, millwright, agent, and building custodian.
      • The decision impacts some 250 workers - nursing assistants, laundry workers, custodians - at the county-owned nursing home.
      • I was the first of eighteen cousins to earn more than one master's degree, and yet the only job I could find in my town was as an elementary school custodian.

Origin

Late 18th century: from custody, on the pattern of guardian.

 
 
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