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Meaning of Custodian | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

kəˈstoʊdiən

Definitions

A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.
An administrator.
A gaolkeeper.
A protector or guard.
A janitor; a cleaner.
Canada, US

Equivalents

العربية الحامي وصي

Azərbaycan dili qəyyum

Български паза́ч

Bosanski čuvar domaći kustos poručnik vaši кустос чувар

Čeština dozorce hlídač kustod opatrovník poručník správce údržbář

Dansk formynder værge

Deutsch Hausmeister Hausmeisterin Hausverwalter Hausverwalterin Hüter Hüterin Kustos Sachwalter Schützer Schützerin Vermögensverwalter Vormund

Español bedel custodia custodio depositaría depositario

Suomi huoltaja

Français gardien gardienne

Gàidhlig neach-glèidhidh

हिन्दी अभिरक्षक

Hrvatski čuvar domaći kustos poručnik vaši кустос чувар

Bahasa Indonesia kustodian wali

Italiano custode

日本語保管人用務員管理人

한국어 관리인 보관인

Kurdî bedel bekçî kurator walî

Latina curator custos

Македонски настојник настојница старател старателка

Nederlands beheerder bewaarder conciërge voogd

Polski depozytariusz kurator kuratorski

Português guardião zelador

Română custode

Русский опекун попечитель попечи́тельница

Slovenčina domáca domáci

Српски čuvar domaći kustos poručnik vaši кустос чувар

Svenska förmyndare vårdnadshavare

ไทย ผู้ปกครอง

Türkçe bekçi iye kapıcı koruyan nazır vâsi vasi veli yönetici

Українська страж

Examples

“After their parents' death, their aunt became the children's custodian.”

“The building's custodian could fix ⟳ nearly anything. The place ⟳ always looked great!”

“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.”

“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.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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