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- 1. a person who has responsibility for taking care of or protecting something: "the custodians of pension and insurance funds"
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CUSTODIAN definition: 1. a person with responsibility for protecting or taking care of something or keeping something in…. Learn more.
The meaning of CUSTODIAN is one that guards and protects or maintains; especially : one entrusted with guarding and keeping property or records or with custody or guardianship of prisoners or inmates. How to use custodian in a sentence.
CUSTODIAN meaning: 1. a person with responsibility for protecting or taking care of something or keeping something in…. Learn more.
Custodian definition: a person who has custody; keeper; guardian.. See examples of CUSTODIAN used in a sentence.
You may know the custodian at your school — the person who's in charge of taking care of the building, in keeping it clean, making sure the heat works, and the roof doesn't leak. The word custodian comes from Latin custos, meaning "guardian," and anyone who looks after something can be a custodian.
Definition of custodian noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
2 meanings: 1. a person who has custody, as of a prisoner, ward, etc 2. a guardian or keeper, as of an art collection, etc.... Click for more definitions.
CUSTODIAN definition: 1. a person who takes care of something valuable or important: 2. someone whose job is to look…. Learn more.
noun. custodians. A person who has the custody or care of something, as of a private library; caretaker; keeper. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A person or firm having a legal duty to protect and, often, manage specified assets of an individual or group. Webster's New World. A janitor. Worked nights as custodian of a high school.
1. One that has charge of something; a caretaker: the custodian of a minor child's estate; the custodian of an absentee landlord's property. 2. A janitor: worked nights as custodian of a high school. cus·to′di·an·ship′ n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
