custodian

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

keeper steward batman guardian shepherd porter butler commandant ranger sentinel sentry proctor sexton super cerberus
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Antonyms

better player capture client prisoner captive
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Hypernyms

guardian defender protector shielder

Hyponyms

janitor conservator gamekeeper caretaker curator house sitter

Related terms

custody custodial

Phrases with the word

building custodian

Examples

Our ideals, laws and customs should be based on the proposition that each generation in turn becomes the custodian rather than the absolute owner of our resources - and each generation has the obligation to pass this inheritance on in the future. Alberto Moravia

Our ideals, laws and customs should be based on the proposition that each generation, in turn, becomes the custodian rather than the absolute owner of our resources and each generation has the obligation to pass this inheritance on to the future. Charles Lindbergh

It would be foolish to suggest that government is a good custodian of aesthetic goals. But, there is no alternative to the state. John Kenneth Galbraith

The constitution is the ultimate custodian of social will and its making should be accorded all due diligence. Mwai Kibaki

Even the church, which in ages past was custodian of man's myths, has turned its back upon myth, has forgotten its meaning, and has lost the ability to interpret and use it. Morton Kelsey

11:22 a.m.: Police response At 11:22, the custodian called Deputy Neil Gardner, the assigned Student Resource Officer to Columbine, on the school radio, requesting assistance in the senior parking lot. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

custodial symmetry custodialism custodially custodianship custodier Custodio