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Meanings of custodian in English

Portuguese
guardião
Catalan
custodi

One having charge of buildings or grounds or animals.

        guardião
        Russian
        опекающий
        Spanish
        custodio

        Person who holds custody over another.

            Related terms
            опекающий

            Person who is legally in charge of a child or another person.

                  Usage of custodian in English
                  1
                  He put himself in a dangerous situation, Williams said of the custodian.
                  Reuters
                  2
                  There had never been a schedule of appearances; the custodian simply wandered.
                  Way Station
                  3
                  It has made the European Union the custodian of our national interests.
                  The Irish Times
                  4
                  The poet Thomas Kinsella described him as a custodian of humane values.
                  The Irish Times
                  5
                  You are only a warner; and Allah is custodian over all things.
                  Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side
                  6
                  A nation must be the judge and custodian of its own honor.
                  Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom
                  7
                  The young custodian took off his hat and knelt on the floor.
                  Over Strand and Field: A Record of Travel through Brittany
                  8
                  The custodian shunted close to the gate which separated him from us.
                  Lady Baltimore
                  9
                  Mex, sole custodian of the unwilling guests, scowled upon them, in silence.
                  A Dream of Empire; Or, The House of Blennerhassett
                  10
                  I saw Mr. Dennis, who was a custodian at the elementary school.
                  Boy’s Life
                  11
                  Dick turned, and followed his custodian out of the office in silence.
                  Within the Law: From the Play of Bayard Veiller
                  12
                  The defence force has never been a neutral custodian of constitutional rule.
                  The South African
                  13
                  Still, it was a dreadful risk, yet the custodian hesitated no longer.
                  The Sword Maker
                  14
                  He was only the humble custodian, he said, of all these treasures.
                  Honore de Balzac, His Life and Writings
                  15
                  He is also fashion's most voluble arbiter, custodian, and promoter of glamour.
                  The new yorker
                  16
                  Heery isn't the only one who has the air of a custodian.
                  Independent.ie
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                  Translations for custodian
                  Portuguese
                  guardiãotutor
                  Spanish
                  custodio
                  Custodian through the time
                  Custodian across language varieties
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                  United Kingdom
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