"custodian" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəˈstoʊdiən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-custodian.wav [Southern-England] Forms: custodians [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊdiən Etymology: From Medieval Latin *custōdiānus (“the office of a custōdia”), implied in custōdiānātus, from Latin custōdia (“a keeping, watch, guard, prison”), from custōs (“a keeper, watchman, guard”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|*custōdiānus||the office of a custōdia}} Medieval Latin *custōdiānus (“the office of a custōdia”), {{m|la|custōdiānātus}} custōdiānātus, {{der|en|la|custōdia||a keeping, watch, guard, prison}} Latin custōdia (“a keeping, watch, guard, prison”), {{m|la|custōs||a keeper, watchman, guard}} custōs (“a keeper, watchman, guard”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} custodian (plural custodians)
  1. A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper. Translations (a person entrusted with the custody or care): qəyyum (Azerbaijani), попечи́тел (popečítel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), попечи́телка (popečítelka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 監護人 (Chinese Mandarin), 监护人 (jiānhùrén) (Chinese Mandarin), formynder [archaic, common-gender] (Danish), værge [common-gender] (Danish), bewaarder [masculine] (Dutch), huoltaja (Finnish), gardien [masculine] (French), gardienne [feminine] (French), Hüter [masculine] (German), Hüterin [feminine] (German), Kustos [masculine] (German), Schützer [masculine] (German), Schützerin [feminine] (German), Vormund [masculine] (German), Hausverwalter [masculine] (German), Hausverwalterin [feminine] (German), Hausmeister [masculine] (German), wali (Indonesian), custode (Italian), 保管人 (hokannin) (alt: ほかんにん) (Japanese), 보관인 (bogwanin) (alt: 保管人) (Korean), curator [masculine] (Latin), curatrix [feminine] (Latin), ста́рател (stáratel) [masculine] (Macedonian), стара́телка (starátelka) [feminine] (Macedonian), на́стојник (nástojnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), насто́јница (nastójnica) [feminine] (Macedonian), guardião (note: of a person) [masculine] (Portuguese), zelador (note: of a place) [masculine] (Portuguese), custode [masculine] (Romanian), опеку́н (opekún) [masculine] (Russian), попечи́тель (popečítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), попечи́тельница (popečítelʹnica) [feminine] (Russian), custodio [masculine] (Spanish), custodia [feminine] (Spanish), depositario [masculine] (Spanish), depositaria [feminine] (Spanish), förmyndare [common-gender] (Swedish), taga-ingat (Tagalog), bekçi (Turkish), koruyan [law] (Turkish), nazır [law] (Turkish), vasi [law] (Turkish), yönetici (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-custodian-en-noun-WitLO5hJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of 'a person entrusted with the custody or care': 93 7
  2. (US, Canada) A janitor; a cleaner. Tags: Canada, US Categories (topical): Occupations, People Translations ((US) a janitor): паза́ч (pazáč) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Hausmeister [masculine] (German), Hausmeisterin [feminine] (German), marbot (Indonesian), domovník [masculine] (Slovak), domovníčka [feminine] (Slovak), domáci [masculine] (Slovak), domáca [feminine] (Slovak), kapıcı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-custodian-en-noun-XBRzquPa Disambiguation of Occupations: 44 56 Disambiguation of People: 25 75 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English Disambiguation of '(US) a janitor': 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: custodianship Related terms: custodial, custody

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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "word": "qəyyum"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "попечи́тел"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "popečítelka",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "попечи́телка"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "word": "監護人"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiānhùrén",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "word": "监护人"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
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        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "formynder"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "værge"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bewaarder"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "word": "huoltaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gardien"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gardienne"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hüter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Hüterin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kustos"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schützer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schützerin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Vormund"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hausverwalter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Hausverwalterin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hausmeister"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "word": "wali"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "word": "custode"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ほかんにん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hokannin",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "word": "保管人"
    },
    {
      "alt": "保管人",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bogwanin",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "word": "보관인"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "curator"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "curatrix"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "stáratel",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ста́рател"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "starátelka",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "стара́телка"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nástojnik",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "на́стојник"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nastójnica",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "насто́јница"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "note": "of a person",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "guardião"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "note": "of a place",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zelador"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "custode"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "opekún",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "опеку́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "popečítelʹ",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "попечи́тель"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "popečítelʹnica",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "попечи́тельница"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "custodio"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "custodia"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "depositario"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "depositaria"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "förmyndare"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "word": "taga-ingat"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "word": "bekçi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ],
      "word": "koruyan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ],
      "word": "nazır"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ],
      "word": "vasi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a person entrusted with the custody or care",
      "word": "yönetici"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pazáč",
      "sense": "(US) a janitor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "паза́ч"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(US) a janitor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hausmeister"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(US) a janitor",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Hausmeisterin"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "(US) a janitor",
      "word": "marbot"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "(US) a janitor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "domovník"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "(US) a janitor",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "domovníčka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "(US) a janitor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "domáci"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "(US) a janitor",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "domáca"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "(US) a janitor",
      "word": "kapıcı"
    }
  ],
  "word": "custodian"
}

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