custodian
A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someoneA person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.
» Tom's father was a school custodian.
Отец Тома был школьным смотрителем.
Meaning
5 sensesA person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.
After their parents' death, their aunt became the children's custodian.
The building's custodian could fix nearly anything. The place always looked great!
Hüter, Hüterin, Kustos
опеку́нopekún, попечи́тельpopečítelʹ, попечи́тельницаpopečítelʹnica
An administrator.
A gaolkeeper.
A protector or guard.
(Canada, US)A janitor; a cleaner.
Hausmeister, Hausmeisterin
- one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
Examples
14 sentencesTom's father was a school custodian.
ruОтец Тома был школьным смотрителем. — marafon
Tom was a school custodian.
Tom is a school custodian.
The school custodian cleans the gym in the evening.
deDer Schulhausmeister reinigt abends die Sporthalle. — Yorwba
The school custodian discovered a homeless man living in the basement of the school.
Translations
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Origin
From a shortening of Latin custōdiānātus, from Latin custōdia (“a keeping, watch, guard, pFrom a shortening of Latin custōdiānātus, from Latin custōdia (“a keeping, watch, guard, prison”), from custōs (“a keeper, watchman, guard”). By surface analysis, custody + -ian.
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Forms
plural: custodians| Singular | custodian |
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