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Guardian

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɡɑɹ.di.ən

Definitions

  1. A British daily national newspaper.
  2. Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
  3. A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).
  4. A person legally responsible for an incompetent person.
  5. A superior in a Franciscan monastery.
  6. A major or final enemy; boss.
  7. A servicemember of the United States Space Force.
    US

Equivalents

40 more languages
Azərbaycan diliqoruqçu
Беларускаястораж
Galegogardián
Magyargondnokgyámőrőrző
Íslenskaverndari
LëtzebuergeschMomper
Latviešusargs
Te Reo Māorikaitiaki
Nederlandsbewakervoogdvoogdeswachter
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਨਿਗ੍ਹਾਬਾਨ
Tagalogtagabantay
O'zbekchaqoʻriqchi

Examples

“Thoſe who ought to be the guardians of propriety are often the perverters of it. Hence Accidence for Accidents, Prepoſtor for Prepoſitor and Conſtur for Conſtrue[…]”
“As your Senior Tutor, I am your moral guardian,’ he said at last. ‘A moral guardian yearns for an immoral ward and the Lord has provided.”
Secret weak points of bosses/guardians.”
“'if you tell me how to find the secret door in level three, I'll tell you how to defeat the end of level guardian'”

CEFR level

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