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cus·to·di·an

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–noun

1.	a person who has custody; keeper; guardian.

2.	a person entrusted with guarding or maintaining a property; janitor.

[Origin: 1775–85; < L custōdi(a) watchman (see custody) + -an

]

—Related forms

cus·to·di·an·ship, noun

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cus·to·di·an Audio Help (kŭ-stō'dē-ən) Pronunciation Key
n.

One that has charge of something; a caretaker: the custodian of a minor child's estate; the custodian of an absentee landlord's property.
A janitor: worked nights as custodian of a high school.

cus·to'di·an·ship' n.

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custodian
noun
one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
cuˈstodian [-ˈstəu-] noun

a person who guards or takes care of something
Example: the custodian of an art collection

Arabic:	حارِس
Chinese (Simplified):	保管人
Chinese (Traditional):	保管人
Czech:	kustod, správce; opatrovník
Danish:	tilsynsførende; kustode
Dutch:	conservator
Estonian:	valvur, hooldaja
Finnish:	valvoja, hoitaja
French:	conservateur, *-trice
German:	der Aufseher
Greek:	φύλακας
Hungarian:	őr
Icelandic:	gæslumaður; safnvörður
Indonesian:	penjaga
Italian:	custode

Japanese:	管理人
Korean:	관리인
Latvian:	uzraugs; aizbildnis
Lithuanian:	saugotojas, globėjas
Norwegian:	vakt, oppsynsmann, vokter
Polish:	opiekun, kurator
Portuguese (Brazil):	guardião
Portuguese (Portugal):	guardião
Romanian:	custode
Russian:	смотритель
Slovak:	kustód
Slovenian:	čuvaj
Spanish:	guardián
Swedish:	väktare, tillsyningsman
Turkish:	muhafız, bekçi

See also: custody

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Custodian

A financial institution that has the legal responsibility for a customer's securities. This implies management as well as safekeeping.

Also known as "custody".

Investopedia Commentary

There are additional fees associated with this special attention.

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custodian

An organization, typically a commercial bank, that holds in custody and safekeeping someone else's assets. These assets may be cash, securities, or virtually anything ofvalue.

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Main Entry: cus·to·di·an
Function: noun
: an individual entrusted with guarding and keeping property or having custody of a person: as a :the warden of a prison b : a person given custody of a child by court order c : a person named to manage a child's property under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Actd : a person or entity appointed by a bankruptcy court to take charge of the debtor's property for purposes of administration —cus·to·di·an·shipnoun

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Custodian

Cus"tode\ (k?s"t?d), n. [F. or It. custode, fr. L. custos, -odis.] See Custodian.

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