Word Meanings - CUSTODIAN - Book Publishers vocabulary database

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

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of CUSTODIAN)

• Guardian
• Keeper
• protector
• conservator
• custodian
• preserver
• warder

Related words: (words related to CUSTODIAN)

• 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