guardian
Someone who guards, watches over, or protectsSomeone who guards, watches over, or protects.
» Do you believe in guardian angels?
Glauben Sie an Schutzengel?
Glaubst du an Schutzengel?
Ты веришь в ангелов-хранителей?
Вы верите в ангелов-хранителей?
Meaning
6 sensesSomeone who guards, watches over, or protects.
A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).
Vormund, Erziehungsberechtigter, Erziehungsberechtigte
опеку́нopekún, кура́торkurátor, попечи́тельpopečítelʹ
опіку́нopikún, опіку́нкаopikúnka, попечи́тельpopečýtelʹ
A person legally responsible for an incompetent person.
Betreuer
опеку́нopekún, попечи́тельpopečítelʹ, попечи́тельницаpopečítelʹnica
A superior in a Franciscan monastery.
Guardian
A major or final enemy; boss.
(US)A servicemember of the United States Space Force.
Wächter, Wache
стражstraž, храни́тельxranítelʹ, храни́тельницаxranítelʹnica
охоро́нецьoxorónecʹ, сто́рожstórož
- a person who cares for persons or property
Examples
63 sentencesDo you believe in guardian angels?
ruТы веришь в ангелов-хранителей?
deGlauben Sie an Schutzengel?
I'm your guardian angel.
ruЯ твой ангел-хранитель.
Who'll protect us from our guardians?
Tom's guardian angel must've been watching over him.
deToms Schutzengel muss über ihn gewacht haben.
Tom's guardian angel watches over him.
ruАнгел-хранитель Тома присматривает за ним.
deEin Schutzengel wacht über Tom.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English gardein, garden, (also wardein, > Modern English warden), from Old FreFrom Middle English gardein, garden, (also wardein, > Modern English warden), from Old French guardein, from the verb guarder, of Germanic origin. Compare French gardien. Doublet of warden. By surface analysis, guard + -ian.
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