custodian
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di noun
1.
a person who has custody; keeper; guardian.
2.
a person entrusted with guarding or maintaining a property; janitor.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a person who has custody, as of a prisoner, ward, etc |
| 2. | a guardian or keeper, as of an art collection, etc |
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Custodian
is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History
custodian
1781, from L. custodiam (see custody). As "janitor," by 1944, Amer.Eng., short for custodian-janitor (by 1899).
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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.
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