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cus·to·di·an
/
kʌˈstoʊ
di
ən
/
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[
kuh-
stoh
-dee-
uh
n
]
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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;
<
Latin
custōdi
(
a
) watchman (see
custody
) +
-an
Related forms
cus·to·di·an·ship,
noun
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custodian
(kʌsˈtəʊdɪən)
—
n
1.
a person who has custody, as of a prisoner, ward, etc
2.
a guardian or keeper, as of an art collection, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
custodian
1781, from L. custodiam (see
custody
). As "janitor," by 1944, Amer.Eng., short for custodian-janitor (by 1899).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
As
custodian
of the company, he said the government would make sure it paid for damage.
There's a memorial in the courtyard of the high school where he worked as a
custodian
.
She was a seamstress in a blue-jean factory, and he was the
custodian
at a bank.
It still considers itself the true
custodian
of the country's interests.
Even more worryingly, he cleared his own trades, with no external
custodian
.
Inform the
custodian
of your old account that you want a direct rollover into the new account.
The
custodian
is delighted by the idea, soon revealing a dark secret the professor can't bear to keep.
The shrine's
custodian
also said he had received threats.
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