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Word Meanings - CUSTODIAN - Book Publishers vocabulary database

One who has care or custody, as of some public building; a keeper or superintendent.

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  • GUARDIAN
    One who has, or is entitled to, the custody of the person or property of an infant, a minor without living parents, or a person incapable of managing his own affairs. Of the several species of guardians, the first are guardians by nature. -- viz.,
  • GUARDIANSHIP
    The office, duty, or care, of a guardian; protection; care; watch.
  • GUARDIANESS
    A female guardian. I have placed a trusty, watchful guardianess. Beau. & Fl.
  • GUARDIANLESS
    Without a guardian. Marston.
  • CUSTODIAN
    One who has care or custody, as of some public building; a keeper or superintendent.
  • PROTECTORIAL
    See PROTECTORAL
  • PROTECTORLESS
    Having no protector; unprotected.
  • CONSERVATOR
    1. One who preserves from injury or violation; a protector; a preserver. The great Creator and Conservator of the world. Derham. An officer who has charge of preserving the public peace, as a justice or sheriff. One who has an official charge of
  • WARDER
    1. One who wards or keeps; a keeper; a guard. "The warders of the gate." Dryden. 2. A truncheon or staff carried by a king or a commander in chief, and used in signaling his will. When, lo! the king suddenly changed his mind, Casts down his warder
  • CONSERVATORY
    Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.
  • CUSTODIANSHIP
    Office or duty of a custodian.
  • KEEPER
    1. One who, or that which, keeps; one who, or that which, holds or has possession of anything. 2. One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the charge of prisoners. 3. One who has the care, custody, or superintendence of
  • PRESERVER
    1. One who, or that which, preserves, saves, or defends, from destruction, injury, or decay; esp., one who saves the life or character of another. Shak. 2. One who makes preserves of fruit. Game preserver. See under Game.
  • GUARDIANAGE
    Guardianship.
  • KEEPERSHIP
    The office or position of a keeper. Carew.
  • PROTECTORSHIP
    , The office of a protector or regent; protectorate.
  • GUARDIANCE
    Guardianship.
  • PROTECTOR
    One having the care of the kingdom during the king's minority; a regent. Is it concluded he shall be protector ! Shak. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, defends or shields from injury, evil, oppression, etc.; a defender; a guardian; a patron.
  • PROTECTORAL
    Of or pertaining to a protector; protectorial; as, protectoral power.
  • PROTECTORATE
    1. Government by a protector; -- applied especially to the government of England by Oliver Cromwell. 2. The authority assumed by a superior power over an inferior or a dependent one, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares
  • OUTKEEPER
    An attachment to a surveyor's compass for keeping tally in chaining.
  • INNKEEPER
    An innholder.
  • POUNDKEEPER; POUND-KEEPER
    The keeper of a pound.
  • COGUARDIAN
    A joint guardian.
  • AWARDER
    One who awards, or assigns by sentence or judicial determination; a judge.
  • CROWKEEPER
    A person employed to scare off crows; hence, a scarecrow. Scaring the ladies like a crowkeeper. Shak.
  • BOOKKEEPER
    One who keeps accounts; one who has the charge of keeping the books and accounts in an office.
  • SHOPKEEPER
    A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail; -- in distinction from one who sells by wholesale. Addison.
  • HOUSEKEEPER
    1. One who occupies a house with his family; a householder; the master or mistress of a family. Locke. 2. One who does, or oversees, the work of keeping house; as, his wife is a good housekeeper; often, a woman hired to superintend the servants

 

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