"custodian" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəˈstoʊdiən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-custodian.wav Forms: custodians [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊdiən Etymology: From a shortening of Latin custōdiānātus, from Latin custōdia (“a keeping, watch, guard, prison”), from custōs (“a keeper, watchman, guard”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|custōdiānātus}} Latin custōdiānātus, {{der|en|la|custōdia||a keeping, watch, guard, prison}} Latin custōdia (“a keeping, watch, guard, prison”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} custodian (plural custodians)
  1. A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper. Categories (topical): Occupations, People 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), voogd [masculine] (Dutch), beheerder [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 Disambiguation of Occupations: 31 35 1 6 27 Disambiguation of People: 11 34 0 21 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 13 1 3 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 88 3 2 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 79 4 3 3 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 3 2 2 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 57 13 2 6 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 57 11 2 7 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 69 6 1 4 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 85 3 3 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 57 11 2 7 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 88 2 2 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 81 3 3 4 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 58 13 2 6 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 88 2 2 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 88 2 2 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 55 10 2 7 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 86 3 3 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 58 13 2 7 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 61 14 2 5 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 59 12 2 6 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 57 11 2 7 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 86 3 3 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 58 13 2 6 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 90 2 2 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 60 9 2 6 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 55 10 2 7 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 60 9 2 6 23 Disambiguation of 'a person entrusted with the custody or care': 83 8 0 2 6
  2. An administrator. Categories (topical): Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-custodian-en-noun-vRP4VHnE Disambiguation of Occupations: 31 35 1 6 27 Disambiguation of People: 11 34 0 21 33
  3. A goalkeeper.
    Sense id: en-custodian-en-noun-3WO4bgZN
  4. A protector or guard. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-custodian-en-noun-VFi2lhKL Disambiguation of People: 11 34 0 21 33
  5. (US, Canada) A janitor; a cleaner. Tags: Canada, US Categories (topical): Occupations, People Translations ((US) a janitor): паза́ч (pazáč) [masculine] (Bulgarian), conciërge (Dutch), 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: 31 35 1 6 27 Disambiguation of People: 11 34 0 21 33 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English Disambiguation of '(US) a janitor': 11 12 0 2 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cryptocustodian, custodianship Related terms: custodial, custody

Inflected forms

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          "note": "of a person",
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          "note": "of a place",
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    {
      "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": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(US) a janitor",
      "word": "conciërge"
    },
    {
      "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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